COP28 President Al Jaber faces renewed claims UAE used UN Climate Summit to pursue oil and gas deals

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Credit: Global Witness

Global Witness claims its investigation shows COP28 was a 'fossil fuel festival' as it called for polluters to be banned from future conferences

COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber has again come under fire over claims he used last year's UN Climate Summit to pursue billions of dollars of new oil and gas deals on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Oil Company...

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