Fight climate change without slowing growth, says UAE's COP28 chief

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ABU DHABI: The fight against global warming should not be at the expense of economic growth, the UAE oil chief who will lead this year's United Nations (UN) climate talks said on Monday (Jan 30). Sultan Al Jaber, the United Arab Emirates' special envoy for climate change and CEO of oil giant ADNOC, said th

ABU DHABI: The fight against global warming should not be at the expense of economic growth, the UAE oil chief who will lead this year's United Nations climate talks said on Monday .

Sultan Al Jaber, the United Arab Emirates' special envoy for climate change and CEO of oil giant ADNOC, said the energy transition needed to make the planet"wealthier and healthier". "We need to hold back the global rise in temperatures to 1.5 degrees , without slowing economic growth," he told a graduation ceremony at the Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

"We need to drive an inclusive energy transition that leaves no one behind, especially in the Global South. We need to make our planet wealthier and healthier at the same time."criticised by activistsThe minister of industry and advanced technology is a veteran of COP meetings and heads a leading renewable energy company. His appointment was welcomed by US climate envoy John Kerry.

 

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