Ben Stockton

Ben Stockton is a British freelance investigative reporter based in New York City working for the Centre for Climate Reporting. He investigates the tools used by multinational corporations, authoritarian regimes, and wealthy individuals to retain power, and his work has been featured in some of the world’s biggest news outlets, including the New York Times, the Guardian, and the LA Times. He was previously a reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

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BONN, GERMANY - JUNE 8: Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President-Designate of the UNFCCC COP28 climate conference and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, speaks at a side event at the UNFCCC SB58 Bonn Climate Change Conference on June 8, 2023 in Bonn, Germany. The conference, which lays the groundwork for the adoption of decisions at the upcoming COP28 climate conference in Dubai in December, will run until June 15. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)

Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit

Ben Stockton, Amy Westervelt

- Oct. 25, 2023

Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials.

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