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The United Arab Emirates is hosting the United Nations’ annual climate conference, known as COP28. There’s some irony there, as the UAE is among the world’s top 10 oil producers.
But according to leaked documents obtained by the BBC, the UAE was planning to use meetings with foreign governments surrounding the summit to discuss new business opportunities for the UAE’s state oil and gas company.
Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, appointed the president of COP28 by the UAE, was building ambition at a meeting of environment ministers from around the world…
