Africa: COP28 Oil Company Adnoc Emissions Heading in Exact Opposite Way for Climate Goal

London — The oil company ran by COP28 chief Sultan al-Jaber is on course to increase the emissions from its oil and gas operations by more than 40 percent by 2030 compared to 2023 - almost the exact opposite of what the United Nations and the world's leading climate scientists say is needed to cap heating at 1.5C.

"At a time when we need a rapid, equitable and widespread reduction in the pollution we produce, Al-Jaber presides over a firm that is planning an oil and gas production bonanza. This Jekyll and Hyde presidency of crucial climate negotiations is now a critical concern. Using Rystad we ascertained that ADNOC's operated production will amount to 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent in and 87.88 billion cubic metres of gas in 2030

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