Who is Sultan Al-Jaber?

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🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

We find out why he's a controversial appointment for the COP28 presidency.

Sultan Al Jaber’s appointment has been widely questioned because he’s also the boss of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company Adnoc.

But supporters point to his work as founder of the green energy giant Masdar.

Is he compromised or uniquely qualified?

We speak to people who’ve interviewed him, worked with him, and can give us the inside track.

Presenter: Sam Fenwick Producer: Lexy O'Connor

(Image: Sultan Al-Jaber. Credit: Getty Images)

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0:00.0	The Global Story provides fresh perspective on the stories that matter with me, Katya Adler, and the BBC's worldwide network of journalists and reporters.
0:10.9	Coming soon from the BBC World Service.
0:13.8	Search for the Global Story wherever you get your BBC podcasts.
0:21.7	Hello and welcome to Business Daily.
0:24.4	I'm Sam Fenwick, and today I'm delving into the CV of the oil boss,
0:29.6	controversially given the job of leading the world's most important climate change talks.
0:35.2	Let's welcome the president-designate of COP28, his excellency, Dr. Sultan al-Japper.
0:40.2	Let's give him a warm welcome.
0:42.2	I want to know more about Dr. Sultan al-Jabber, president of the COP28 climate change conference,
0:48.3	which starts in Dubai next week.
0:50.7	It's fair to say his appointment has split the room.
0:54.8	Putting an oil boss in charge of the world's climate talks
0:58.3	is basically like putting an arms dealer in charge of peace talks.
1:03.4	It is an absolute disaster.
1:05.6	The reason some environmentalists are so angry
1:08.2	is that Sultan Al Jaba runs the Abu Dhabi State Oil Company Adnock,
1:12.6	but he's also the founder and current chairman of the green energy giant Mazdar,
1:17.6	which has a presence in more than 40 countries around the world.
1:21.6	He's 17 years, a global renewable energy champion.
1:25.6	He is an expert in conventional energy, oil and gas.
1:29.3	He's also an expert in climate diplomacy. So it's hard to point to somebody who has a track
1:33.8	record equal or better than that. So a unique set of skills, a chance to bring activists and
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