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COP28 Green Zone Day passes now available online
Abu Dhabi: Climate innovators and those curious to learn more about climate action can now book a free Green Zone Day Pass to visit COP28 UAE in Expo City Dubai from December…
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COP28 President Al Jaber praises India for energy vision
Abu Dhabi: UN climate conference COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber on Sunday praised India, the current host of the Presidency of the G20, for its energy transition vision. At the ‘From G20…
- Middle East
UAE: COP28 Prez welcomes agreement to operationalise loss and damage fund
Abu Dhabi: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and COP28 President-Designate, has welcomed the agreement reached at this weekend’s Fifth Meeting of the Transitional Committee in…
- Middle East
Arab countries to launch new climate initiatives at COP28
Abu Dhabi: Arab countries plan to launch new climate initiatives and complete a number of previously announced initiatives at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), which provides a major opportunity…
- Middle East
COP28 summit in Dubai: Hotels getting ready for surge in demand
Hotels in Dubai are preparing for a surge in demand as the UN climate conference COP28 approaches, with some already fully booked. The COP28 summit is scheduled to take place at Expo…
- Middle East
G20 Summit: Hardeep Puri meets COP28 Prez Sultan Al Jaber
New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri met the President-designate of COP28, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, on Saturday at Bharat Mandapam during G20India. The meeting between the two ministers took place…
- Middle East
UAE’s airports ready to welcome COP28 guests
Abu Dhabi: Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), said that the country’s airports are ready to receive the guests of COP28, which will take place at Expo…
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COP28 Prez Sultan Al Jaber urges all countries to join global cooling pledge
Panaji: COP28 President-designate Sultan Al Jaber has urged all the countries to join the global cooling pledge and emphasised the need for a rapid transition to energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling. Speaking on…
- Middle East
UAE launches Educators’ Voice initiative
Abu Dhabi: UAE’s Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Office for Climate Education (OCE) and Alef Education, has announced the launch of the “Educators’ Voice” initiative, aimed at recognising the crucial…
- Middle East
Israel to send 1,000-person delegation to UN climate forum in Dubai
Tel Aviv: Israel plans to send a 1,000-strong delegation to the United Nations climate conference in Dubai later this year, its largest ever, including representatives of more than 100 climate tech companies,…
- Middle East
UAE using Wikipedia to ‘control narrative’ amid criticism of oil boss leading COP28
Abu Dhabi: COP28 president, Sultan Al Jaber has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited Wikipedia pages that highlighted his role…
- Middle East
Emirati engineer named UAE Liaison on behalf of COP28 Presidency at UN
Abu Dhabi: Abdulla Al Remeithi, a Fellow of the UAE National Experts Programme and Senior Advisor at the Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, has recently been named as…
- Middle East
UAE willing to contribute to India’s 500-GW clean energy goal: COP28 president-designate Al Jaber
New Delhi: The UAE will explore all opportunities of partnership with India to contribute to New Delhi’s high-growth-low-carbon pathway, Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president-designate, said on Wednesday. He also said the…
- India
Jaishankar congratulates UAE’s Al Jaber on becoming COP28 President
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday congratulated UAE Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber on being appointed as the President-designate for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). Al Jaber’s…
- Middle East
UAE names oil chief to lead UN’s COP28 climate talks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday announced the leadership team for the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai later this year with the CEO of the state-owned Abu Dhabi…