Following the request of more than 130 MEPs and elected representatives from the United States (see EUROPE B13187A9) for the withdrawal of Sultan Al-Jaber from the presidency of the Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28), the European Commission took a position on Wednesday evening, 24 May.
According to a spokesperson for the EU institution, “nominations are agreed by all parties at the COP” and, in order to ensure “the maximum possible ambition”, the Commission will...