UAE, U.S. to showcase practical outcomes of shared climate objectives at COP28: U.S. official

UAE, U.S. to showcase practical outcomes of shared climate objectives at COP28: U.S. official

The enhanced cooperation between the United States and the UAE in clean energy sector is advancing both countries’ shared climate objectives and their practical outcomes will be showcased at COP 28, the U.N. climate conference to be held in Dubai in 2023, a senior U.S. official told the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

Arun Venkataraman, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director-General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, said the UAE-US commercial cooperation has huge potential in multiple sectors, but he found more prospects in clean energy and digital economy where “we have strong commercial partnerships. By growing on those commercial partnerships, we hope to be able to do even bigger and better things, going forward.”

Shared climate objectives

Venkataraman, who assumed his office in April 2022 to lead the U.S. government’s efforts to promote exports abroad and attract inward investment, was on his first official visit to the UAE.

In an exclusive interview with WAM in Abu Dhabi during his three-day visit, the official pointed out that the UAE Government is strongly committed to developing the clean energy sector to produce more renewable energy that enhances energy efficiency and supports decarbonisation, especially in the hydrocarbon sector.

“By pursuing all of these