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The UAE’s COP28 finesse

Arab Digest Newsletter / January 16, 2023 January 16, 2023 / COP28, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Summary: with the appointment of the boss of the UAE’s national oil company to head up COP28, critics say it’s a sell out to big oil interests while others argue the choice of Sultan al-Jaber is a shrewd and positive move.

Not so green

Arab Digest Newsletter / January 9, 2023 January 9, 2023 / COP28, GCC, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Summary: a new examination of the environmental efforts of Gulf hydrocarbons producers shows that behind the talk of a green agenda there is little of substance to stand up their claims to be onside with the struggle to save the world from environmental destruction.

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