UAE to deliver successful COP28 despite rising tensions in the region

UAE to deliver successful COP28 despite rising tensions in the region

Director General Al Suwaidi said that the team at COP28 has laid out pillars to fast-track energy transition

Published: Mon 30 Oct 2023, 10:13 PM

Amid escalating conflicts in the region and beyond, COP28’s team head is confident about delivering a successful UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai.

Asked about the rising tensions in the region shifting the world’s focus from the next month’s crucial summit, Director General of COP28, Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, underlined that an “unprecedented participation” of 70 ministers and more than 100 delegations at the Pre-COP event in Abu Dhabi is proving that COP28 will be “game-changer”.

“Our team is dedicated to delivering a successful and ambitious COP28. I think that today we have shown that the world is focused on COP28 being a game-changer,” Al Suwaidi said during a press conference of Pre-COP held in Abu Dhabi, which comes a month before the highly anticipated COP28.

“The scale of participation here is unprecedented compared to other Pre-COPs in the past. And that speaks to the commitment of parties, and countries, partners involved to delivering a very ambitious COP, and also speaks to the effort that our presidency has put in.”

Al Suwaidi underscored the tireless global journeys taken by COP28 President