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Reacting to a report that Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of COP28, who is also the chief executive of ADNOC, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) state oil and gas company, was briefed to advance the interests of the businesses he leads before dozens of bilateral meetings about the climate summit, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said: “Sultan Al Jaber claims his inside knowledge of the fossil fuel industry qualifies him to lead a crucial climate summit but it looks ever

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“[I]t looks ever more like a fox is guarding the hen house,” one climate advocate said.

The UAE has plans to use its role as the host of annual UN climate summit COP28 to broker oil and gas deals with at least 15 nations.

As geopolitical currents swirl, we examine the implications for trade and options for business leaders to foster global connections.