* COP28 * La COP28 sur le climat sera présidée par un PDG de compagnie pétrolière

Lire aussi: Des mots dans le gaz? Quand le lobby des énergies fossiles biaise le langage de la recherche Pourquoi c’est inquiétant.

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* COP28 * UAE puts oil company boss in charge of Cop28 climate talks

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has appointed Sultan Al-Jaber to be the president of the Cop28 climate talks in November.

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* COP28 * Qui est Sultan Al Jaber, le pétrolier «Champion de la Terre» qui présidera la COP28?

Le chef de la compagnie pétrolière d'Abu Dhabi dont les études ont été financées par l'industrie fossile, fut également entrepreneur dans le renouvelable et ministre des technologies. La nouvelle est tombée telle une blague qu’on préfère éviter.

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** RECOMMENDED READING ** Thirteen critical questions for international climate action in 2023

Last year was shaped by events that barely anyone predicted – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, horrendous floods in Pakistan and a hard-fought breakthrough on finance for victims of climate disaster.

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UAE plans to have it both ways as Cop28 climate summit host

If there was a sign the United Arab Emirates is taking its role as host of the next UN climate talks seriously, the 1,073 delegates it registered to attend the Cop27 summit in Egypt would be it.

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* COP28 * Fears over oil producers’ influence with UAE as next host of Cop climate talks

Fears are growing among climate experts and campaigners over the influence of fossil fuel producers on global climate talks, as a key Gulf petro-state gears up to take control of the negotiations.

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