Sustainability Week geared for action

Event to host experts and tech supporting net-zero targets

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023, the global initiative by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar, will feature high-level sessions on priorities ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).

COP28 will be held in the UAE from November 30 to December 12, 2023.

Meanwhile the 15th edition of ADSW will be held under the patronage of President His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan who has championed sustainability as a key pillar of the UAE’s economic and social progress.

Taking place from January 14 to 19, under the theme of ‘United on Climate Action Toward COP28’, ADSW will convene policymakers, industry leaders, investors, youth and entrepreneurs for dialogues on the transition to a net-zero future.

Key priorities

Stakeholders will discuss key priorities for the global climate agenda at COP28, the need for all of society to be engaged and included, and how to leverage the assessments from the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement to accelerate climate progress at COP28 and beyond. Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Chairman of Masdar, said: “ADSW 2023 will help shape the sustainability agenda and drive momentum toward COP28 in the UAE by convening the global community and facilitating meaningful dialogue to foster consensus, groundbreaking partnerships and innovative solutions.”

ADSW 2023 will feature for the first time a Green Hydrogen Summit, hosted by Masdar’s green hydrogen business on January 18.

The 2023 ADSW will also mark the 15th anniversary of the Zayed Sustainability Prize — the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognising excellence in sustainability, on January 16.