The guest of honor, UAE oil executive Sultan al-Jaber, has faced criticism from climate activists and some lawmakers over his role leading the upcoming UN summit in Dubai.
A State Department spokesperson said John Kerry was determined to see Sultan al-Jaber make substantive recommendations for climate action and follow through on his commitments. | Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty ImagesIn March, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry co-hosted an exclusive dinner in D.C. for a top figure in the upcoming United Nations climate talks.
People invited to attend the March dinner included two members of Congress, Rep. John Curtis and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , as well as New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and Financial Times U.S. national editor Edward Luce, according to a guest list obtained by E&E News. All four confirmed, either directly or through representatives, that they attended.
Curtis, in contrast, praised al-Jaber’s appointment as “a wonderful opportunity to highlight the role of fossil fuels in reducing emissions.” The two-week summit starting in late November, known as COP28, will include debate about creating a roadmap for cutting greenhouse gas pollution as climate change has grown more dire. The talks could be further complicated by the war between Hamas and Israel.
Kerry and several other global climate leaders have said that progress on tackling climate change could benefit from having the oil and gas industry at the table, and he’s urged them to take action to cut their greenhouse gas pollution.Sheldon Whitehouse did express some hope that a policy the United Nations adopted over the summer could make the proceedings more productive.
Over the past decade, the UAE has spent millions of dollars on advisory firms and think tanks to help burnish its environmental credentials,Whitehouse did express some hope that a policy the United Nations adopted over the summer — to require all COP28 delegates to disclose their affiliations with fossil fuel companies — could make the proceedings more productive.
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