it does get into some minute detail in terms of the business interests of adnoc in various countriesnd the world. juan: can you talk about the involvement of advisors like -- and their ties to the national oil company? >> jaber has quite a large team around him. some of those people appear to be people he has worked with across the course of his career. what we have been told previously by the cop28 team is staff from -- four cop28 are independent, but when we started asking about one particular individual, as you mentioned, he is registered as a director of government affairs for cop28 but some of the internal records we have seen seem to suggest he had some ongoing role at adnoc which we thought was very interesting given those previous statements that the cop28 team had given us. when we went back and asked questions, they told us he was someone who works across al jaber's portfolio. he seems to at least raise questions about -- it seems to at least raise questions, particularly the oil company. another man we have written about before has played a key role in steering the pr arou

adnoc admitted to $.i billion offer. germany was told... and adnoc suggesting...y at the university of sheffield and a former climate adviser to the british prime minister. this is astonishing, isn't it? yes. we've never had a situation where the chair of the united nations climate negotiations is also the chief executive of the state owned national oil company of that country. and questions were raised when he was first announced as holding these joint positions. because they all thought this looked like a conflict of interest for them to be on the one—year leading the world and trying to reduce emissions and on the other hand being the head of a company devoted increasing emissions. the uae reassured everybody that this would be fine, this would be separate roles for here we have unfortunate evidence that in the very same meetings that he was trying to negotiate on climate change he was also trying to do side deals on oil and gas. that does not look _ do side deals on oil and gas. that does not look terrible. yes, ill advised at best untenable words. i'm looking

and these satellite images are taking taken to one of these adnoc sites.y to dubai and abu dhabi, potentially putting at risk the health of millions of people who live there, as well as millions of tourists who visit this country. heba, thanks for taking me through all of that. now, that investigation, it's already available on the bbc iplayer. it's also available on the bbc youtube channels. do head and have a look at that. a lot of fascinating background detail. the coroner at the inquest into the death of a head teacher who took her own life ahead of an ofsted report has criticised "insensitive public comments" by senior members of ofsted. ruth perry was head teacher at caversham primary school in reading for 13 years. her death led to a debate about how ofsted inspections in england worked. you get a sense of the kind of person ruth was. than you get a sense of the kind of person ruth was. an outpouring of tribute and — person ruth was. an outpouring of tribute and her _ person ruth was. an outpouring of tribute and her sister _ person ruth was. an out

what would you say to reassure people of the independence of cop28 from adnoc?ndependent. we are very confident that our team is focused on delivering cop28, is focused on delivering the results that we need to do. the cop28 team did not deny using climate meetings to discuss fossil fuel deals. it told the bbc... this former cop president fears if countries lose trust in the cop28 team, it could stall progress on climate. the president of the cop, . it is the leader of the world, it is trying to be consensus on behalf of the planet. i if any person of the cop tried to bring a particular inquiry, i it could be one country or one commercial interest, - that immediately could mean a failure of that cop. - these are serious allegations, but ultimately the success of the uae�*s leadership of the climate talks, experts say, will be judged by the results achieved at the summit. justin rowlatt, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. at the central methodist hall in coventry, volunteers

what would you say to reassure people of the independence of cop28 from adnoc?eam is focused on delivering cop28, is focused on delivering the results we need to do. the cop28 team did not deny using climate meetings to discuss fossil fuel deals. it told the bbc... "private meetings are private, and we do not comment on them." this former cop president fears if countries lose trust in the cop28 team, it could stall progress on climate. the president of the cop, it is the leader of the world, it is trying to be consensus on behalf of the planet. if any person of the cop tried to bring a particular inquiry, it could be one country or one commercial interest, that immediately could mean a failure of that cop. these are serious allegations, but ultimately the success of the uae�*s leadership of the climate talks, experts say, will be judged by the results achieved at the summit. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the first human case of a new form of swine flu has been detected in the uk. health officials say the individual in north yorkshire has fully recovered, and the sou

what would you say to reassure people of the independence of cop28 from adnoc?discuss fossil fuel deals. it told the bbc... this former cop president fears if countries lose trust in the cop28 team, it could stall progress on climate. the president of the cop, . it is the leader of the world, it is trying to be consensus on behalf of the planet. i if any person of the cop tried to bring a particular inquiry, i it could be one country or one commercial interest, - that immediately could mean a failure of that cop. - these are serious allegations, but ultimately the success of the uae�*s leadership of the climate talks, experts say, will be judged by the results achieved at the summit. justin rowlatt, bbc news. trying to discuss as a former climate expert and adviser at the world bank. thank you for being on the programme. it's not the first cop to be hosted by a major nation. but it does raise fundamental questions about whether sultan al—jaba is genuine and what he hopes to achieve. al-jaba is genuine and what he hopes to achieve. , , to achieve. this is the sul

but that's not the message the ceo of uae�*s biggest oil company, adnoc, who is also the cop28 presidentby 2030. abu dhabi national oil company has a zero routine flaring policy. but the bbc has discovered it has actually increased flaring in at least three offshore oil and gas sites. adnoc says that across all their operations, they are focused on their goal of eliminating routine flaring by 2030. meanwhile, high levels of air pollution in the uae is still affecting people's health. i've never seen a cough and asthma as much as i've seen in the uae. i i was shocked that i all through the year, the pollution is very, very high. for the first time ever, this year's climate conference will have a day focusing on health. but will it address how the uae�*s own pollution is impacting its population? heba bitar, bbc news. and you can watch bbc arabic�*s investigation "breathless" on the bbc iplayer. a passenger plane has completed the first transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel. the fuel is made from a variety of sources, including crops, household waste and cookin

what would you say to reassure people of the independence of cop28 from adnoc?livering cop28, is focused on delivering the results we need to do. the cop28 team did not deny using climate meetings to discuss fossil fuel deals. it told the bbc... "private meetings are private, and we do not comment on them." this former cop president fears if countries lose trust in the cop28 team, it could stall progress on climate. the president of the cop, it is the leader of the world, it is trying to be consensus on behalf of the planet. if any person of the cop tried to bring a particular inquiry, it could be one country or one commercial interest, that immediately could mean a failure of that cop. these are serious allegations, but ultimately the success of the uae�*s leadership of the climate talks, experts say, will be judged by the results achieved at the summit. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the first human case of a new form of swine flu has been detected in the uk. health officials say the individual in north yorkshire has fully recovered, and the source of their infecti

adnoc says across all of their operations, they are focused on their goal of eliminating routine flaring. our model shows pollution from these flares is reaching dubai and abu dhabi, even though they are hundreds of kilometers away. potentially putting at risk the health of millions of uae's own population, as well as visiting tourists. bbc news. caitriona: the vatican says pope francis canceled his planned trip to the cop28 climate meeting because of the effects of influenza and lung inflammation. the vatican had said he was going ahead with the trip earlier on tuesday but after advice from doctors, he agreed not to travel. the first flight from the u.k. to the u.s. by a passenger plane powered by only alternative fuels touched down in new york on monday afternoon. operated by virgin atlantic, it fruit from london to new york. the so-called sustainable aviation can be made by crops, household waste and cooking oils. airlines hope the flight shows that a greener way of flying is possible. last year, aviation accounted for about 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions as planes emit 800 mil

who also happens to be the boss of adnoc, the oil corporation.ould backfire on your region? no, it couldn't. we are ready, we are ready to share our opinion with the international community. cop 28 is not about the six gcc countries alone. it's about the whole international community coming together to make sure that we have a safer planet for our children and grandchildren. it's not the gcc�*s responsibility, stephen. we don't need to make it the gcc�*s responsibility. it's, there are hundreds of other countries that produce oil and gas. it's not only the gcc. and we have to end there, but jasem albudaiwi, i thank you so much for being on hardtalk. thank you. thank you so much for having me. it's been a pleasure. hello there. how long is it going to stay cold and how much snow will be have rest in the short term not much snow barring a few wintry showers in the northeast looking drive for most places, it is cold already but it will get colder. frost clipping the far of england potentially icy conditions. cloud will break in most places dry and s

in the meantime, a potential acquisition from adnoc, from bsff, they could value the target at more thansf, which could value the target at more than -- we will look at the by of inflation, coming up next. sick with us. this is bloomberg. ♪ kriti: welcome back to "daybreak arab. -- " daybreak europe.'' consumer confidence rose in u.k. about six points. does that mean that -- shopping malls? we're joined onset, how big of a deal is black friday here? >> they think you'll actually be weaker than last year. around 5.6 billion pounds compared to last year, down by about .25. it is quite uncertain how it will shape up. kriti: in terms of how it will shape up, it is interesting. from a macro perspective, we are thinking about inflationary concerns and cost-of-living prices. we did not see that dent in the consumer, necessarily still. >> the u.s. consumer has really defied gravity. i'm a bit more worried about next year versus this year. that has not gone away, the cost of living. you have had difficulty with interest rates and the worry is that the labor market, furniture as well, i think chri

who also happens to be the boss of adnoc, the oil corporation. backfire on your region? no, it couldn't. we are ready, we are ready to share our opinion with the international community. cop 28 is not about the six gcc countries alone. it's about the whole international community coming together to make sure that we have a safer planet for our children and grandchildren. it's not the gcc's responsibility, stephen. we don't need to make it the gcc's responsibility. it's, there are hundreds of other countries that produce oil and gas. it's not only the gcc. and we have to end there, but jasem albudaiwi, i thank you so much for being on hardtalk. thank you. thank you so much for having me. it's been a pleasure. hello. thanks for tuning into our weather for the next week or so. and in summary, i'll tell you straightaway that it is staying cold for the rest of the week into the weekend and probably into early next week. sharp night frosts, a chance of some wintry showers. and then sometime next week, we could see things turning at least gradually, a l

and adnoc, the state oil company, is investing billions, hundreds of billions, or at least more thanay, currently produces about 2—2.5 million a day. so, that's a significant increase of capacity at a time when the un's saying we almost have to halve carbon emissions. or 43%. they have a defence for that, as well, john. they say, "look, our oil is the easiest to produce, "and the cheapest to produce", typically... you know, so it's — they say it's the lowest—carbon oil. but you can't say it doesn't look weird. when we talk about oil and gas and fossilfuels, generally, there is a tendency to kind of demonise producers and not recognise that there's a responsibility of consumers, as well. so, yeah, the uae produces millions of barrels of oil and gas a day, but we use it. and we have to look at our own behaviour, as well, and the efforts of our governments to drive down our emissions. but you can't blame the campaigners for saying, "look, it's not serious. "the big—oil producing countries and so on "don't want to cut down." they live in a country that's very vulnerable to climate change

and adnoc, the state oil company, is investing billions, hundreds of billions, or at least more thanucers and not recognise that there�*s a responsibility of consumers, as well. so, yeah, the uae produces millions of barrels of oil and gas a day, but we use it. and we have to look at our own behaviour, as well, and the efforts of our governments to drive down our emissions. but you can�*t blame the campaigners for saying, "look, it�*s not serious. "the big—oil producing countries and so on "don�*t want to cut down." they live in a country that�*s very vulnerable to climate change. i mean, there were floods in uae — i mean, really, kind of, dramatic floods. they experience the challenge of climate change quite directly, as well. but you�*re absolutely right, there are criticisms, and there is considerable evidence that they want to continue to be a major oil producer notjust into the next decade, but for decades to come. and that represents a real challenge for the world. is there any possibility now, do you think, that by 2030, we�*ll be able to make these savage cuts? when you look