COP28 President-Designate calls on G7 Countries to deliver on practical, inclusive energy transition

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, while attending a joint meeting of G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment, called on G7 nations to lead by example in making climate finance more accessible, more available, and more affordable, and to support efforts to accelerate […]
COP28 President-designate calls on all partners to unite around pragmatic, well-managed and just energy transition

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-designate, delivered the keynote speech at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023 (BETD), during which he called on Germany and the international community to come to unite around a pragmatic and just energy transition that maintains energy security today while […]
UAE confirms water security will be core part of COP28 agenda in Dubai

During the 2023 United Nations Water Conference, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, highlighted the UAE’s inclusive and action-orientated approach to water sustainability and its impact on the nation’s security and economy-wide roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions. Delivering the UAE’s national statement at the UN Water Conference, […]
COP28 President-Designate meets with French President during global listening tour

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, has concluded a two-day trip to Paris as part of his global listening tour. During his visit, Dr. Al Jaber met with French President Emmanuel Macron and key stakeholders across government and civil society. Dr. Al Jaber outlined his vision to drive climate action through mitigation, adaptation, climate finance […]
UAE’s Jaber urges Big Oil to join fight against climate change

A top oil executive from the United Arab Emirates on Monday urged the energy industry to join the fight against climate change, borrowing a famous line from a U.S. astronaut aboard a damaged spacecraft during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. “Houston, we have a problem,” Sultan al-Jaber, chief executive of Abu Dhabi National […]