More than 100 members of the US Congress and the European Parliament called Tuesday for oil executive Sultan al-Jaber to be removed as head of the next UN climate change conference in the UAE. The choice of Sultan al-Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or Adnoc, to head December's Cop28 summit in Dubai, has angered activists claiming that fossil fuel companies were exerting “undue influence” over UN climate talks. The lawmakers expressed "profound concern" over the appointment in a letter to US President Joe Biden, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and UN secretary ... (full story)