African activists cast doubt over climate talks’ credibility


              FILE - United Arab Emirates' Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change speaks at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 10, 2021. Climate activists in Africa have expressed anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with “dubious" climate credentials to “greenwash” their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference. The criticism follows Thursday’s announcement that oil executive Sultan al-Jaber will lead the next round of U.N. climate talks, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates in late November. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
            
              FILE - The Emirati Minister of State and the CEO of Abu Dhabi's state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber talks at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 31, 2022. Climate activists in Africa have expressed anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with “dubious” climate credentials to “greenwash” their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference. The criticism follows Thursday’s announcement that oil executive Sultan al-Jaber will lead the next round of U.N. climate talks, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates in late November. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
            
              FILE - Coordinator Mithika Mwenda, left, and committee member Augustine Njamnshi, right,at a press conference of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance at the Climate Summit, in Copenhagen Denmark, on Dec. 10, 2009. Climate activists in Africa have expressed anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with “dubious” climate credentials to “greenwash” their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference. The criticism follows Thursday’s announcement that oil executive Sultan al-Jaber will lead the next round of U.N. climate talks, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates in late November. “This is the textbook definition of impunity and conflict of interest," Mithika Mwenda, PACJA's executive director said in statement Monday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
African activists cast doubt over climate talks’ credibility