Outrage as UAE names oil boss to lead COP28 talks
Outrage among climate change activists as the head of one of the world's biggest oil companies is put in charge of this year's climate summit.
The head of one of the world's biggest oil companies has been named to lead the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, later this year.
Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is currently the chief executive officer of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and he is also the minister for industry and advanced technology for the COP28 hosts, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
We'll talk to those who support the UAE's decision, as well as climate change activists who are angered by it.
Also in the programme: We'll hear about the harassment by the Iranian state faced by 91热爆 Persian journalists; and how one Italian judge has saved dozens of children from being raised for a life in organized crime.
(Photo shows United Arab Emirates' Industry Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaking at a conference. Credit: Amr Alfiky/Reuters)
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