UAE to launch Cop28 presidency with oil boss tipped for leading role

Sultan Al Jaber, chief of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, expected to be named president of global climate talks

The United Arab Emirates will launch its presidency of global climate talks on Thursday, with the head of its national oil company likely to be given the leading role.

Sultan Al Jaber has served as climate envoy to the country, and is chief of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), the world's twelfth-largest oil company by production, and is hotly tipped to take on the pivotal role of president of the talks.