Fight climate change without slowing growth: UAE COP28 chief
Fight climate change without slowing growth: UAE COP28 chief
The fight against global warming should not be at the expense of economic growth, the UAE oil chief who will lead this year’s UN climate talks said on Monday.
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Sultan al-Jaber, the United Arab Emirates’ special envoy for climate change and CEO of oil giant ADNOC, said the energy transition needed to make the planet “wealthier and healthier”.
“We need to hold back the global rise in temperatures to 1.5 degrees (Celsius), without slowing economic growth,” he told a graduation ceremony at the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
“We need to drive an inclusive energy transition that leaves no one behind, especially in the Global South. We need to make our planet wealthier and healthier at the same time.”
Al Jaber’s appointment as president of COP28 in November and December has been criticized by activists who said it threatens the “legitimacy” of the global forum against climate change.
The minister of industry and advanced technology is a veteran of COP meetings and heads a leading renewable energy company. His appointment was welcomed by US climate envoy John Kerry.
The last UN climate talks, held in Egypt in November, ended with a
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Revealed: In November 2022, Adnoc announced a $150bn investment over five years to enable an “accelerated growth strategy” for oil and gas production. Independent experts rate the UAE’s climate targets and policies as “highly insufficient”'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/04/revealed-uae-plans-huge-oil-and-gas-expansion-as-it-hosts-un-climate-summit?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Our country, the #UAE, views this confidence as a great responsibility to coordinate efforts in climate action among the countries of the world, and an opportunity to enhance environmental protection and achieve sustainable economic growth
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#UAE is keen to put climate action at the heart of its development strategy aimed at achieving sustainable social and economic growth with its commitment to its responsibility towards the environment and future generations. #COP28
#cop28 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, affirmed the UAE's keenness to place climate action at the core of its development strategy aimed at achieving sustainable social and economic growth,
The lead-up to #COP28, the next UN Climate Summit, to be held in the UAE 🇦🇪, provides an opportunity to explore a mechanism to support low-emissions economic growth in poorer countries — a “gas for poverty and climate” power proposal, ✍️ Philippe Benoit https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/03/plan-gulf-states-power-low-emissions-revolution/
The #UAE embarked on a journey aimed at achieving radical progress and a quantum leap over the past 50 years, and was keen to make sustainable development and climate action an integral part of its strategy aimed at achieving economic growth in conjunction with its commitment ❤
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, affirmed the #UAE's keenness to place climate action at the core of its development strategy aimed at achieving sustainable social and economic growth ❤️🤝🇦🇪
The lead-up to #COP28, the next UN Climate Summit, to be held in the UAE 🇦🇪, provides an opportunity to explore a mechanism to support low-emissions economic growth in poorer countries — a “gas for poverty and climate” power proposal, ✍️ Philippe Benoit https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/03/plan-gulf-states-power-low-emissions-revolution/
#Cop28: Sustainable development and climate action are integral parts of UAE's strategy to achieve continued economic and social growth, said His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-president-cop28-should-involve-nationwide-participation-from-all-sectors-of-society
The lead-up to #COP28, the next UN Climate Summit, to be held in the UAE 🇦🇪, provides an opportunity to explore a mechanism to support low-emissions economic growth in poorer countries — a “gas for poverty and climate” power proposal, ✍️ Philippe Benoit https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/03/plan-gulf-states-power-low-emissions-revolution/
Earlier this week our Senior Green Growth Analyst, @kirstinmorrison, attended a very interesting workshop on Extended Producer Responsibility (#EPR) organised by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment (#MOCCAE)
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The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE
The #Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE #uaenews
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (#MoU) with Nuclearelectrica to support the growth of #NuclearEnergy in addressing the dual challenges of energy security and climate change. #UAE
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