Turn ‘UAE Consensus’ into action, urges COP28 President Al Jaber

Turn ‘UAE Consensus’ into action, urges COP28 President Al Jaber

Dubai: The UN-led COP28 climate conference concluded in Dubai on Wednesday after Parties adopted the landmark ‘UAE Consensus’ on climate change, where representatives from nearly 200 countries have agreed to begin reducing fossil fuels to turn the tide on climate change.

The deal called on Parties to “transition away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade” to achieve net zero by 2050.

The UAE Consensus - championed by the UAE Presidency - was gavelled by COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber after two weeks of negotiations, which intensified over the last two days as the conference went into overtime. He received a standing ovation from the delegations representing 198 countries at the climate conference. Al Jaber said: “Together, we have confronted realities and set the world in the right direction.”

Al Jaber said the deal’s true success lies in its implementation.

“An agreement is only as good as its implementation. We are what we do, not what we say. We must take the steps necessary to turn this agreement into tangible action,” said the COP28 President.

Al Jaber said the deal was reached in the hottest year or record and was a