COP28 president ‘cautiously optimistic’ on success of key climate conference

COP28 president ‘cautiously optimistic’ on success of key climate conference

The UAE's Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the forthcoming UN climate conference in Dubai, is "cautiously optimistic" that the pivotal talks will be successful, he told AFP in an interview on Saturday.Jaber, CEO of Emirati oil giant ADNOC, said he would hold "everyone" accountable for keeping within reach the target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting the rise in the Earth's average temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. QUESTION: COP28 is due to start in Dubai in five days' time. How far are we from reaching a consensus? COP28 president 'cautiously optimistic' on success of key climate conference