Watch: Sheikh Mohammed approves 10 climate initiatives at UAE Cabinet meeting at COP28

Watch: Sheikh Mohammed approves 10 climate initiatives at UAE Cabinet meeting at COP28

The meeting focused on the country’s strides in environmental sustainability, climate change initiatives, and natural resource development.

Sheikh Mohammed said that the Cabinet reviewed the outcomes of more than 120 decisions on sustainability and climate change taken by the Council of Ministers over the past five years. In 2023 alone, the UAE launched over 60 new decisions, forming a comprehensive system of policies, legislation, strategies, and initiatives to bolster the nation’s efforts in addressing climate change on a global scale.

Sheikh Mohammed added that the UAE’s national strategies and policies in the environmental and climate change sectors have shown remarkable results. The country ranked second globally in the energy transition according to the Green Future Index 2023 and sixth globally in solar energy consumption per capita. The UAE has also invested over $50 billion in clean energy projects across 70 countries and plans to invest an additional $50 billion in the next decade.

During the meeting, the Cabinet adopted 10 new initiatives and decisions to achieve the nation’s environmental goals. This includes the General framework of the Biodiversity Strategy 2031, aimed at monitoring, protecting, and sustaining natural systems and enhancing the efficiency of national cadres in this field.

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