UAE requests to convene UN climate change conference in 2023

  • Date: 23-May-2021
  • Source: Mubasher
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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UAE requests to convene UN climate change conference in 2023

The UAE has requested the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) in Abu Dhabi in 2023, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. The COP 28 will focus on the economic case for inclusive climate action, said. As part of its objective to tackle climate change, the UAE is the permanent host country for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the first country in the region to sign and ratify the Paris Agreement The country is also the first in the region to commit to an economy-wide reduction in emissions as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), in addition to its investments in domestic renewable energy which have led to the world's lowest solar costs over the last 15 years. At the same time, the UAE has invested about $17 billion in commercial renewable energy projects and provided over $1 billion of grants and soft loans for renewable energy power plants. Sheikh Abdullah said: The UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation added: