COP28 puts spotlight on state oil giants

Western energy firms are the usual suspects when it comes to criticism about the sector’s role in climate change, but a less visible lineup of powerful state companies dominates the industry.

They will all share the limelight at the UN climate talks that opened Thursday in Dubai, as COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber is also the head of ADNOC, the national oil and gas company of the United Arab Emirates.