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Dan Vevers

COP28 fury as one of world’s biggest oil barons appointed president of climate talks

Fuming Scots campaigners have branded the appointment of one of the world’s biggest oil barons as COP28 chief a “cruel joke”.

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), is set to lead the crucial UN climate talks in Dubai later this year - sparking fury among activists worldwide.

They say Al Jaber must step down from his fossil fuels role to avoid a massive conflict of interest.

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