The climate summit hosted by an oil executive
The Story28 Nov 2023

The climate summit hosted by an oil executive

This week, COP28 starts in Dubai. The conference will be chaired by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who happens to be the head of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company. Leaked documents suggest al-Jaber might even be using the climate summit as an opportunity to strike bilateral deals on fossil fuels. So is this year’s COP a farce? Or, beneath the troubling headlines, are there actually signs of progress?

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Guest: Adam Vaughan, Environment Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

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Clips: COP28 UAE, BBC, Associated Press, ABC News, Forbes.

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