Top US environmentalist praises Expo 2020 Dubai’s efforts to raise climate emergency awareness

Top US environmentalist praises Expo 2020 Dubai’s efforts to raise climate emergency awareness

UAE has set a remarkable example that the rest of the world could follow, said George Jacob

US-based environmentalist George Jacob with first lady of the United States, Jill Biden. —Supplied photos

Published: Sat 26 Mar 2022, 8:33 AM

A top US-based environmentalist has praised the UAE’s efforts towards greening its deserts and using Expo 2020 Dubai as an excellent platform to raise climate emergency awareness.

"Over the last 50 years, the progress towards greening UAE’s deserts has been remarkable,” said George Jacob, the founder, president and CEO of the Bay Ecotarium in San Francisco, California.

The visionary designer also said Expo 2020 Dubai had addressed some of the most pressing climate emergency issues. “Much progress has been made in addressing sustainability at different levels at the Expo," he said.

In a candid interview with Khaleej Times during his visit to Dubai, Jacob said: “There are various countries across the world that have not even begun to scratch the surface in its efforts towards these goals.”

A museum thinker, planner and designer, Jacob is one of America’s top names who constantly transforms the conversation on climate, environment, clean energy, oceans, policy, pollution, sustainability, architecture, conservation, research, innovation, solutions, and consumerism.

Jacob is the founder of the world’s first