UAE asserts strong climate action equals strong economic growth at UK talks

UAE asserts strong climate action equals strong economic growth at UK talks

ABU DHABI "” Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE's special envoy for climate change and minister of industry and advanced technology, met his counterparts in London for high-level talks ahead of November's COP26 climate change summit in the UK. During the ministerial gathering, which included ministers from 40 countries, and in meetings with UK officials and business leaders on the sidelines, Dr. Al Jaber took the opportunity to advance the UAE's progressive agenda on climate action tied to economic growth. Dr. Al Jaber said: "Our leadership firmly believes that proactive climate action is a powerful engine of economic growth. In line with this vision, the UAE has always been a regional leader, as the first the first country in the region to sign and ratify the Paris Agreement and the first in the region set an economy-wide reduction in emissions by 2030, as part of our second nationally determined contribution (NDC). "We are keen to partner with the rest of the world to share best practices, technology and innovation, ensuring we fast track efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change in ways that deliver real and substantial social and economic benefits." The London meeting was aimed at achieving