The oil executive leading this years climate summit
Dozens of world leaders will gather in the UAE Thursday for the start of COP28, the biggest climate summit of the year. But this year\u2019s host country has drawn scrutiny for putting the head of its national oil company in charge of the event.
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The stakes are high for this year\u2019s U.N. Climate Change Conference: Many countries have exceeded emissions targets set to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, with time running out to change course.
As global climate correspondent Chico Harlan reports, it\u2019s not uncommon for COP conferences to be held in countries that rely heavily on the oil industry, like this year\u2019s host, the United Arab Emirates. But the UAE has already drawn scrutiny for placing Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the head of its national oil company, in charge of the conference. It\u2019s just one of the contradictions in the petro-state\u2019s approach to climate change.
As world leaders make their way to Dubai, Chico breaks down what they\u2019re hoping to achieve at this year\u2019s conference \u2013 and how the controversial president of this year\u2019s event is shaping the agenda.