Incoming COP28 President-Designate calls for COP of Action, COP For All to deliver transformational progress

Incoming COP28 President-Designate calls for COP of Action, COP For All to deliver transformational progress

ABU DHABI - In his first speech since being appointed as COP President-Designate, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, emphasised the need for an inclusive, action-oriented approach to transform systems and accelerate trajectories in the fight against climate change.

Speaking at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, Dr. Al Jaber said that the UAE had “a clear sense of responsibility and a great sense of urgency” when it came to hosting COP28 and helping to build global ambition and accelerate action on climate change. He underscored the critical need to make up progress to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

“We don’t need to wait for the Global Stocktake to know what it will say. We are way off track. The world is playing catchup when it comes to the key Paris goal of holding global temperatures down to 1.5 degrees. And the hard reality is that in order to achieve this goal, global emissions must fall 43 percent by 2030,” Dr. Al Jaber said.

While recognising the threat of climate change, Dr. Al Jaber emphasised the immense economic benefits of investing in clean energy and climate action, pointing to the UAE as a success story