The oil man in charge of averting climate catastrophe

Published: Oct. 21, 2023, 11:10 a.m.

Climate change is an \u201cimmense economic opportunity,\u201d says Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber. But activists were outraged when the the CEO of the UAE\u2019s state-run oil company was tasked with leading this year\u2019s UN climate talks. The Guardian\u2019s Fiona Harvey shares insights from recent interviews with al-Jaber. What On Earth\u2019s new columnist Ch\xfak Odenigbo tells us how his fight for climate justice started with a nude photoshoot in a park. And, scientists are working to understand the impact of wildfire smoke on glaciers.