UAE’s involvement in the Climate Summit showcases the country’s solid initiative and leadership!

The UAE’s inclusion in US Vice President Joe Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate Change, according to Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, is a recognition of the country’s strong climate leadership and creative approach to addressing climate change. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, expressed his country’s desire to have a practical, positive voice on the climate agenda, and to work with the US and global partners to make this crucial year a strong success for climate action in a statement issued made the release of his involvement in the summit.

“It is an honor for the United Arab Emirates to be a member of the Leaders’ Summit on Climate Change.” The Summit is a watershed moment in the international climate movement, boosting momentum ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November. As part of our economic diversification strategy, the UAE has a long history of proactively implementing and encouraging renewable energy and carbon reduction technologies. We’ve always seen radical climate change as a way to boost the economy. We recognize that investing in climate mitigation and adaptation technologies has a good business case, and that our investments would result in employment and economic development in addition to carbon reductions.