And why not a turkey to lead Halloween planning? Climate change: UAE names oil chief to lead COP28 talks
Running the global climate talks process is not an easy job - for months before, and especially during the conference, every word and action of the president is heavily scrutinised.
Over the past decade he has become the face of the UAE's energy industry but he will be the first serving oil executive to assume the role of COP president., the government-owned renewable energy company that he helped set up.Protestors at the recent COP27 summit in Egypt were disappointed that efforts to phase out oil and gas were rejected
"He cannot preside over a process that is tasked to address the climate crisis with such a conflict of interest, heading an industry that is responsible for the crisis itself."
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