UAE - Mubasher: The Asia Pacific Group has endorsed the UAE’s bid to host the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in 2023, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
The endorsement was announced at the COP26 summit, being held in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021 to bring states together to accelerate action on the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
This decision reflects the UAE's commitment to tackling climate change and launching investment projects that aim to mitigate climate challenges.
In October, the UAE introduced the Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, said: "Our goal will be to make COP 28 as inclusive and action-oriented as possible; a solutions COP that brings together developed and developing countries and unites all sectors – public, private, academic and civil society – around a focus on tangible solutions."
Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, leading the UAE delegation to COP26, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, commented: "We are even more determined as a nation to forge ever stronger partnerships, and to innovate new technologies and solutions, to bring about a more sustainable future, both for present and future generations of UAE citizens, and the citizens of countries around the world."
