DUBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Sultan Al Jaber, the incoming president of the United Arab Emirates-hosted COP28 climate summit, on Wednesday rejected accusations the host country planned to discuss natural gas and other commercial deals in meetings linked to the U.N. talks.
The BBC and the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) on Monday said leaked briefing documents prepared for Jaber showed plans to discuss fossil fuel deals with 15 countries.
And it's an attempt to undermine the work of the COP28 presidency," Jaber told a news conference, his first public remarks following the BBC report.
"I promise you, never ever did I see these talking points that they refer to or that I ever even used such talking points in my discussions."
Jaber has presented himself as a mediator between both sides of the fossil fuel divide, with a healthy desire to include the oil and gas industry in the climate debate.
Persons:
Sultan Al Jaber, Jaber, Yousef Saba, Barbara Lewis
Organizations:
United Arab, BBC, Climate Reporting, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Organization of, Petroleum, Thomson
Locations:
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, UAE