The Emirati head of the UN climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questions the science on fossil fuels.
Amid tough negotiations over the future of fossil fuels, Sultan Al Jaber, who is also head of UAE national oil company ADNOC, hit out at “repeated attempts to undermine” the work of the COP28 presidency.
“We’re here because we very much believe and respect the science,” Jaber told reporters.
“Everything this presidency has been working on is focused on and centred around the science,” Jaber…
