But the government says it will not do such a thing and it will in fact work with the COP28 president-designate to deliver on Africa’s climate agenda. Read: Inside Africa's COP27 pitchLate last month, members of the United States Congress and the European Parliament called for replacement of Dr Al Jaber because of his involvement in fossil fuel production. A week later after the joint letter to President Biden, Ms Ursula von der Leyen would abandon ship and back Dr Al Jaber. “Today in Brussels, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell met with COP28 President Designate Sultan Al-Jaber to discuss preparations for COP28, the 2023 UNFCCC climate conference (the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Chang). They reconfirmed today their commitment to work together to facilitate the highest possible ambition at this year’s UNFCCC conference, and agreed on the importance of several critical elements that could frame an ambitious COP28 outcome,” COP28 Presidency announced.

Source: Daily Nation July 11, 2023 17:48 UTC