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May 24, 2023

U.S. and EU Lawmakers Call for Removal of Oil Company Chief as President of U.N. Climate Conference
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Over 130 U.S. lawmakers and members of the European Parliament have sent
a joint letter to President Biden, European Commission President Ursula
von der Leyen, and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, demanding
the removal of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the head of the Abu Dhabi National
Oil Company, as president of the upcoming U.N. climate conference,
COP28. The lawmakers, including Senators Ed Markey and Bernie Sanders,
say in the letter, "Since at least the 1960s, the fossil fuel industry
has known about the dangers of climate change posed by its products and,
rather than supporting a transition to a clean energy future, has
instead chosen to promote climate denial and spend millions of dollars
to spread disinformation."


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