Emirati hosts want UN climate talks to produce 'game-changing results' with big oil on the table

A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf country wants a UN climate summit it hosts later this year to deliver "game-changing results" for international efforts to limit global warming, but it will require the conference to the fossil fuel industry also participated. tables. Environmental activists have criticized the presence of oil and gas lobbyists at previous rounds of talks, warning that their interests are at odds with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which are largely caused by burning fossil fuels. Last month, a number of US and European lawmakers called for the summit's designated chairman, Sultan al-Jaber, to be replaced because of his links to state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil. (Frank Jordans)

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