COP28 President-designate tells CARICOM heads of Government that the UAE is focused on uniting parties in a COP of Action

COP28 President-designate tells CARICOM heads of Government that the UAE is focused on uniting parties in a COP of Action

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, addresses Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Port of Spain "The world must now bring pace and scope to the climate challenge. We need transformational progress, not incremental steps. And we need to challenge old models of doing things if we want different results." "We are determined to make COP28 a COP of Action and Solidarity, a COP that unites all and delivers for all ." "We have just seven years to cut emissions by 43 percent, live up to the Paris Agreement and keep 1.5 within reach." "We need to shift gears across mitigation, loss and damage, and of course climate finance." "We must fast-track a just and equitable energy transition that leaves no one behind, triple renewable energy capacity and double hydrogen production." "We must protect nature, enhance food and health systems, and upgrade adaptation responses." "This means delivering the global goal on adaptation and doubling adaptation finance." "Finance underpins everything. It is essential, of course for the fund and funding arrangements for loss and damage." "We need to bring everyone to the table from across the financial community, using every tool available, to take a