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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates

The Ruwais refinery and petrochemical complex, operated by Adnoc in the United Arab Emirates.
The Ruwais refinery and petrochemical complex, operated by Adnoc in the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The state oil company of the United Arab Emirates, whose CEO will preside over imminent UN climate negotiations, has the largest net-zero-busting expansion plans of any company in the world, according to new data.

Sultan Al Jaber is the chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and president of the Cop28 summit, which begins on 30 November. The researchers behind the new data said Adnoc’s huge planned expansion of oil and gas production was a clear conflict of interest and they said his position was “ridiculous”.

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