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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
[[Sultan Al Jaber]], father of four, was named President-Designate of COP28 UAE back in January of 2023. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Salian |first=Neesha |date=12 January 2023 |title=COP28 UAE: Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber named President-Designate |work=Gulf Business |url=https://gulfbusiness.com/cop28-uae-dr-sultan-al-jaber-is-pres-designate/}}</ref> He is the chairman and a founder of the UAE's renewable energy company [[Masdar]]; the country's climate envoy; the minister for industry and advanced technology; and the CEO of the [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGrath |first=Matt |date=12 January 2023 |title=Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks |work=bbc.com |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64240206}}</ref> The move was criticised in an open letter from over 130 US lawmakers and MEPs, who were calling for the removal of Sultan Al Jaber as the president-designate of COP28. The letter expressed concerns over how the private sector polluters were exercising “undue influence” over the climate summit’s process.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bikales |first=James |date=2023-05-28 |title=US and EU lawmakers call for UAE to remove Jaber from UN climate role |language=en |work=The Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/34fb5016-d9f4-4d4d-9bb4-174bfcadbe77|access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weise |first=Zia |date=2023-05-23 |title=COP28 chief under fire from EU and US lawmakers over oil ties |language=en |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/sultan-al-aber-united-nations-cop28-chief-under-fire-for-oil-ties-from-eu-and-us-lawmakers/|access-date=2023-05-30}}</ref> In May 2023, US Senator Ed Markey separately criticized the decision to hold COP28 in the UAE.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Aime |last2=Hodgson |first2=Camilla |date=2023-05-28 |title= US and EU lawmakers call for UAE to remove Jaber from UN climate role |language=en |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/18/markey-blasts-decision-to-host-climate-summit-in-uae-00097747|access-date=2023-05-18}}</ref> Other individuals, such as US climate envoy John Kerry, expressed their support for Al Jaber's appointment.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Euan |last2=Nereim |first2=Vivian |date=13 January 2023 |title=Should an Oil Executive Oversee Climate Talks? The U.A.E. Thinks So. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/world/europe/sultan-al-jaber-cop28.html}}</ref>
[[Sultan Al Jaber]] was named President-Designate of COP28 UAE back in January of 2023. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Salian |first=Neesha |date=12 January 2023 |title=COP28 UAE: Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber named President-Designate |work=Gulf Business |url=https://gulfbusiness.com/cop28-uae-dr-sultan-al-jaber-is-pres-designate/}}</ref> He is the chairman and a founder of the UAE's renewable energy company [[Masdar]]; the country's climate envoy; the minister for industry and advanced technology; and the CEO of the [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McGrath |first=Matt |date=12 January 2023 |title=Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks |work=bbc.com |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64240206}}</ref> The move was criticised in an open letter from over 130 US lawmakers and MEPs, who were calling for the removal of Sultan Al Jaber as the president-designate of COP28. The letter expressed concerns over how the private sector polluters were exercising “undue influence” over the climate summit’s process.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bikales |first=James |date=2023-05-28 |title=US and EU lawmakers call for UAE to remove Jaber from UN climate role |language=en |work=The Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/34fb5016-d9f4-4d4d-9bb4-174bfcadbe77|access-date=2023-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Weise |first=Zia |date=2023-05-23 |title=COP28 chief under fire from EU and US lawmakers over oil ties |language=en |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/sultan-al-aber-united-nations-cop28-chief-under-fire-for-oil-ties-from-eu-and-us-lawmakers/|access-date=2023-05-30}}</ref> In May 2023, US Senator Ed Markey separately criticized the decision to hold COP28 in the UAE.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Aime |last2=Hodgson |first2=Camilla |date=2023-05-28 |title= US and EU lawmakers call for UAE to remove Jaber from UN climate role |language=en |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/18/markey-blasts-decision-to-host-climate-summit-in-uae-00097747|access-date=2023-05-18}}</ref> Other individuals, such as US climate envoy John Kerry, expressed their support for Al Jaber's appointment.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Euan |last2=Nereim |first2=Vivian |date=13 January 2023 |title=Should an Oil Executive Oversee Climate Talks? The U.A.E. Thinks So. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/world/europe/sultan-al-jaber-cop28.html}}</ref>


Al Jaber’s presidency of COP28 climate change conference contradicted his company’s decision to expand [[fossil fuel]] production in [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company|ADNOC]] Drilling company. The human rights organization, Amnesty International raised concerns, stating , “[[Sultan Al Jaber|Sultan al-Jaber]] cannot be an honest broker for climate talks when the company he leads is planning to cause more climate damage.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/02/climate-uae-state-oil-companys-expansion-plans-prove-its-chief-executive-is-unfit-to-lead-cop28-climate-talks/|title=Climate: UAE state oil company's expansion plans prove chief executive is unfit to lead COP28 climate talks|accessdate=13 February 2023|website=Amnesty International}}</ref>
Al Jaber’s presidency of COP28 climate change conference contradicted his company’s decision to expand [[fossil fuel]] production in [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company|ADNOC]] Drilling company. The human rights organization, Amnesty International raised concerns, stating , “[[Sultan Al Jaber|Sultan al-Jaber]] cannot be an honest broker for climate talks when the company he leads is planning to cause more climate damage.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/02/climate-uae-state-oil-companys-expansion-plans-prove-its-chief-executive-is-unfit-to-lead-cop28-climate-talks/|title=Climate: UAE state oil company's expansion plans prove chief executive is unfit to lead COP28 climate talks|accessdate=13 February 2023|website=Amnesty International}}</ref>

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2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Native name مؤتمر الأمم المتحدة للتغير المناخي 2023
Date30 November – 12 December 2023 (2023-11-30 – 2023-12-12)
LocationExpo City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Organised byUAE
ParticipantsUNFCCC member countries
PresidentSultan Al Jaber
Previous event← Sharm El Sheikh 2022
Next event→ Australia 2024
Websitehttps://www.cop28.com
Al Wasl Plaza, Expo City, Dubai

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28,[1] will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from November 30th until December 12th, 2023 at the Expo City, Dubai.[2][3] The conference has been held annually since the first UN climate agreement in 1992. It is used by governments to agree on policies to limit global temperature rises and adapt to impacts associated with climate change.[4]

Background

In early 2021 the UAE offered to host the 2023 event,[5] and in November 2021 the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum announced that the UAE would be hosting the 2023 conference. It was the second time in two years that the conference was held in the Middle East, and the third time it was hosted by a member of OPEC after Qatar in 2012 and Indonesia in 2007.[6] The UAE pledged to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, the first middle eastern government to make such a pledge.[5] They were also the first country in the region to sign the Paris Agreement on September 21, 2016.[7][8] The country has invested $50 billion into clean energy internationally, and promised an additional $50 billion by 2030.[9][10] In November 2022, the UAE agreed to partner with the United States to invest another $100 billion in clean energy.[11]

Global stocktake

Soon before the opening of COP28, the United Nations will publish the first two-year assessment of global progress to slow down climate change called the "global stocktake." The overview was established during COP26 in Glasgow and is scheduled to be repeated every five years.[12][13]

Reception

Sultan Al Jaber was named President-Designate of COP28 UAE back in January of 2023. [14] He is the chairman and a founder of the UAE's renewable energy company Masdar; the country's climate envoy; the minister for industry and advanced technology; and the CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.[15] The move was criticised in an open letter from over 130 US lawmakers and MEPs, who were calling for the removal of Sultan Al Jaber as the president-designate of COP28. The letter expressed concerns over how the private sector polluters were exercising “undue influence” over the climate summit’s process.[16][17] In May 2023, US Senator Ed Markey separately criticized the decision to hold COP28 in the UAE.[18] Other individuals, such as US climate envoy John Kerry, expressed their support for Al Jaber's appointment.[19]

Al Jaber’s presidency of COP28 climate change conference contradicted his company’s decision to expand fossil fuel production in ADNOC Drilling company. The human rights organization, Amnesty International raised concerns, stating , “Sultan al-Jaber cannot be an honest broker for climate talks when the company he leads is planning to cause more climate damage.”[20]

In January 2023, Dubai Cares became the Education partner for COP28. It had already participated in COP27 held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.[21]

The UAE organizers of COP28 told the speakers at the climate and health conference to not protest or “criticise corporations” in the Emirates. The warning cited the Gulf state’s laws, under which the panel members were warned: “Do not criticise Islam, UAE government, corporations or individuals”. Climate activists raised concerns around how the UAE will host COP28 with no freedom of speech.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dubai ruler says UAE to host COP 28 climate conference in 2023". CNN. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "COP28 - Date and Venue".
  3. ^ "2023 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28)".
  4. ^ Stallard, Esme. "COP27: What is the Egypt climate conference and why is it important?". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  5. ^ a b Reed, Stanley (2021-10-30). "A Major Persian Gulf Oil Producer Tries to Burnish Its Climate Credentials". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Dubai ruler says UAE to host COP28 climate conference in 2023/". Reuters. 2021-11-12.
  7. ^ Wright, Caroline (2022-02-17). "How the UAE is Committing to Climate Change Action". Harvard Business Publishing.
  8. ^ Alam, Tanzeed (2016-09-28). "The UAE has ratified the Paris Climate Agreement but what comes next?". Panda.org.
  9. ^ Yellen, Davie (2023-01-25). "The road to COP28: Can 2023 reshape climate action and the global economy for the better?". Clean Air Task Force.
  10. ^ "President Sheikh Mohamed pledges $50 billion to tackle climate change at Biden meeting". thenationalnews.com. 2022-06-17.
  11. ^ Turak, Natasha (2022-11-01). "U.S. and UAE sign strategic partnership deal to spur $100 billion in clean energy investment". CNBC.
  12. ^ Scott, Mike (2023-02-09). "ESG Watch: How the 'global stocktake' will force investors to pull up their socks on climate". Reuters.
  13. ^ "Background". Global Stocktake.
  14. ^ Salian, Neesha (2023-01-12). "COP28 UAE: Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber named President-Designate". Gulf Business.
  15. ^ McGrath, Matt (2023-01-12). "Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks". bbc.com.
  16. ^ Bikales, James (2023-05-28). "US and EU lawmakers call for UAE to remove Jaber from UN climate role". The Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  17. ^ Weise, Zia (2023-05-23). "COP28 chief under fire from EU and US lawmakers over oil ties". Politico. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  18. ^ Williams, Aime; Hodgson, Camilla (2023-05-28). "US and EU lawmakers call for UAE to remove Jaber from UN climate role". Politico. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  19. ^ Ward, Euan; Nereim, Vivian (2023-01-13). "Should an Oil Executive Oversee Climate Talks? The U.A.E. Thinks So". The New York Times.
  20. ^ "Climate: UAE state oil company's expansion plans prove chief executive is unfit to lead COP28 climate talks". Amnesty International. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  21. ^ "International Day of Education: Dubai Cares gears up for COP28, reviews achievements in 2022". Gulf News. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  22. ^ "UAE climate event organisers warn speakers not to 'criticise corporations'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-04-02.

External links

Media related to 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference at Wikimedia Commons

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