Cop28 president hits back after outcry over remarks on fossil fuels – video report | Environment

The Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber, held a surprise press conference in which he said comments he had made about phasing out fossil fuels were ‘misrepresented’. The Guardian reported how Jaber noted that there is ‘no scientific evidence’ to suggest that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to limit global warming to 1.5C. Jaber, who is chief executive of the UAE’s state oil company Adnoc, defended the comments he made during a November 21 virtual meeting with former Irish president and UN climate envoy Mary Robinson. Jaber said: ‘Let’s just be clear where I stand on the science… I honestly think there is some confusion and misrepresentation’