US, EU lawmakers pressure UAE to withdraw Jaber from climate talks | Gloria Dickie

US, EU lawmakers pressure UAE to withdraw Jaber from climate talks | Gloria Dickie

LONDON –

More than 100 members of the US Congress and European Parliament called on Tuesday for Sultan al-Jaber to be removed as the designated head of the upcoming COP28 climate talks, saying the oil executive’s appointment threatened the integrity of negotiations.

Jaber, who heads the United Arab Emirates oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, was chosen in January to lead the talks. He also serves as the UAE’s minister of industry and technology as well as its climate envoy.