The Oil Giant Hosting This Year’s U.N. Climate Summit

This podcast episode analyzes the upcoming COP28 climate summit, critically examining the choice of Sultan al-Jabbar, an oil industry executive, as its leader. Concerns are raised over potential conflicts of interest and the UAE's prioritized oil interests. The episode highlights the difficulties of balancing economic and environmental concerns, and the challenges of driving meaningful action against climate change within the framework of international climate negotiations.