Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber named as COP 28 President

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber named as COP 28 President

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: January 17 2023

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Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has been appointed as COP 28 President.
He is the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of UAE.
Al Jaber has been serving as the country's special envoy for climate change.
Al Jaber has served as the UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change since 2010, and has participated at 10 previous UN COP Summits.
He was also the founding CEO of the UAE's Masdar clean tech investment arm, and as CEO of ADNOC has instigated a $15bn decarbonisation strategy at the oil and gas giant.
Al Jaber is an influential member of the UAE government, holding roles as a Minister of Industry, CEO of the ADNOC and chairing the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, otherwise known as Masdar.
COP28 will be the third time a major UN climate summit has been held in the Middle East, with Qatar (2012) and Egypt (2022) previous hosts.

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