UAE names oil company chief to lead Cop28 climate talks

Sultan al-Jaber is a trusted confidant of UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Picture: AP

The United Arab Emirates has named a veteran technocrat with experience in both renewable energies and the oil business to be the president of the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai.

Sultan al-Jaber is a trusted confidant of UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who serves as chief executive of the state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co, which pumps four million barrels of crude a day and hopes to expand to five million.