Sheikh Abdullah Calls for Building on UAE Consensus for COP29

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, chairman of the High-Level Panel responsible for overseeing preparations for COP28, has stressed the need to build a historic UAE consensus at the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan in November.

According to the United Arab Emirates consensus, countries agree to “transition” away from fossil fuels and scale up clean energy to help meet the crucial 1.5ºC climate target.

He praised the diplomatic efforts made since the end of Cop28 in December last year.

“Cop28 was a historic event where the UAE Consensus and Action Plan of the COP Presidency provided a successful model for multilateral diplomacy, creating a comprehensive negotiating text with practical solutions to mitigate climate change,” he said. November speech.

He said Cop29 should use the opportunity to “turn agreed outcomes into reality” and “promote global climate action”, state news agency Wam reported.

The preparatory committee for the UAE’s participation in Cop29 includes ministers and officials from various sectors.

It highlighted key points from the strategy of the Cop29 Presidency, including raising ambitions, climate finance, empowering climate action, international cooperation, loss and damage and an action agenda at the virtual meeting. It also touched on the UAE’s water-related initiatives and emphasized the need to highlight the issue in Baku.

The UAE’s efforts to provide transparent statements about its climate commitments were examined, and the Cabinet’s choice to join the NDC Partnership—an alliance that aims to promote sustainable development and instruments—in accordance with its membership in the UNFCCC was one of the efforts that was examined. for the purpose of climate adaption.

During the meeting, committee members outlined their preparations for Cop29, ensuring concerted government efforts in the strategic, diplomatic, economic and technical fields, ensuring the UAE’s active role in the conference, and strengthening its international climate responsibilities and its legacy from Cop 28.