On November 30, 2023, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, the CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), will formally open the 28th Conference of the Parties at Expo City in Dubai. As COP28 president, he will make the keynote address welcoming thousands of climate delegates from around the world. Continuing a trend seen in previous conferences, the audience will likely include hundreds of fossil fuel lobbyists whose aim it will be to thwart the best efforts of academics and politicians who are attempting to build consensus and avoid the worst excesses of the rapidly unfolding climate catastrophe.

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