John Kerry backed the appointment of the CEO of the United Arab Emirates’ state-run oil company to lead the United Nations’ annual conference on the climate emergency.
United Arab Emirates' Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, left, welcomes U.S. Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry at the opening session of the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, in Abu Dhabi, on January 14, 2023.Progressives on Monday reacted with outrage and disbelief after U.S.
“I think that Dr. Sultan al-Jaber is a terrific choice because he is the head of the company. That company knows it needs to transition,” KerrySunday, despite the fact that scientists and advocates across the globe have also known for decades that policymakers must lead a rapid transition away from oil and gas-generated energy. “He knows — and the leadership of the UAE is committed to transitioning.
Advocates have warned that the UAE has not made clear how it plans to reach its stated goal of being carbon neutral by 2050, especially as it plans to increase production of crude oil by a million barrels per day. The UAE is expected to become “the third largest expander of oil and gas production” between 2023 and 2025 as ADNOC embarks on the second-largest expansion of oil production of any company in the world, locking in more than 2.7 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions.
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