Top Posts
Death toll from Mokwa flood rises to 153
Scientists say nearly 40% of the world’s glaciers...
Nigerian government seeks alignment of NDC climate action...
German court dismisses climate case against RWE
WHO Climate Change action plan approved
Report: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in...
At Bonn climate talks, Brazil demands early deals...
Researchers warn Africa could face 113 million climate...
LAPO MfB launches tree-planting initiative to fight climate...
Stiell says new NDCs are about growth, antidote...
EcoNai Newsroom
  • Newsround
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
  • World
World

UAE’s COP28 president-designate says world needs climate ‘course correction’

by Segun Ogunlade February 14, 2023
written by Segun Ogunlade February 14, 2023
480

The United Arab Emirates climate envoy and designated president of the COP28 climate summit, Sultan al-Jaber has said that the world needed a “course correction” to limit global warming and promised that he would lay out an inclusive and innovative roadmap as the world is off track.

“The world is playing catch-up when it comes to holding global temperatures down to 1.5 degrees and the hard reality is that global emissions must fall 43% by 2030,” Al-Jaber was quoted as saying at the World Government Summit in Dubai when he was referring to the goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. “We need a major course correction,”.

Scheduled between Nov. 30 and Dec. 12, the summit will be the first global assessment of progress since the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015 to limit global warming.

Al-Jaber, whose appointment to lead the climate summit this year fuelled activists’ worries that big industry was hijacking the world’s response to the global warming crisis, also maintained that his presidency at the conference would bring a much-needed fresh approach to tackle climate change challenges.

“As COP28 president, I will lay out a roadmap for COP28 that is inclusive, results-oriented and far from business as usual,” he said.

Read also: Focus shifts to survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll pass 35,000

The UAE, a major OPEC oil exporter, will be the second Arab state to host the climate conference after Egypt in 2022 and it has alongside other Gulf energy producers called for a more realistic transition in which fossil fuels would keep a role in energy security while making commitments to decarbonisation.

Al-Jaber said that the logical and sensible thing to do is for stakeholders in the energy industry to work hand in hand to provide solutions the world needs, adding that the UAE is working towards energy transition and policies should support growth and help battle climate change at the same time with capital as key.

“Capital is critical to make the loss and damage fund real and operational and it is the key to a fair deal on climate finance for the Global South,” he said, referring to developing nations.

The loss and damage fund, agreed to at the COP27 conference in Egypt last year, was hailed as a breakthrough for developing countries. But climate activists have since complained that the fund remains empty.

“We need a real reform of international financial institutions and multilateral banks to unleash more concessional dollars, lower risk and attract more private finance to vulnerable communities,” Al-Jaber said.

Story was adapted from Reuters.

COP28CorrectionCoursePresidentUAE
0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
admineconai

previous post
Focus shifts to survivors as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll pass 35,000
next post
EU opens door to ‘green’ nuclear-derived hydrogen

Related Posts

Scientists say nearly 40% of the world’s glaciers...

June 3, 2025

German court dismisses climate case against RWE

May 28, 2025

WHO Climate Change action plan approved

May 28, 2025

Report: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in...

May 28, 2025

At Bonn climate talks, Brazil demands early deals...

May 23, 2025

Guterres raises alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt

May 17, 2025

Study shows two-thirds of global warming caused by...

May 8, 2025

Weather expert warns climate change to hit agriculture...

May 5, 2025

Trump dismisses authors of major climate report

April 30, 2025

New UN report shows Indigenous Peoples sidelined in...

April 25, 2025

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Newsletter

Subscribe my Newsletter for new blog posts, tips & new photos. Let's stay updated!

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • Bloglovin
  • Vimeo

@2021 - All Right Reserved. Designed and Developed by Eco-Nai+

EcoNai Newsroom
  • Newsround
  • Nigeria
  • Africa
  • World