Dr Al Jaber receives leadership award for Cop28 deal

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, President of Cop28, has been recognised for his leadership in sustainable energy by the industry-leading CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas.

He received the Leadership Award for Building Global Consensus towards a Sustainable Energy Future for delivering the UAE Consensus, agreed at Cop28 in Dubai in December.

“Last year, I delivered a clear call to action for oil and gas to step up. In fact, I said, ‘Houston, we have a problem’,” said Dr Al Jaber, who is Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc.

“Today, I am pleased to say that in Dubai at Cop28 this industry proved that they are essential to the solution.

“On behalf of my leadership and the people of the United Arab Emirates, I am deeply honoured to accept this award for the UAE Consensus.

Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P Global, said that the agreement has paved the way for collaboration between governments and industry to take radical action together.

“Dr Sultan emphasised inclusiveness and engagement as the necessary foundation for climate solutions.

“This was not easy to implement. But in succeeding Dr Sultan established a new vector for future Cops.”

Over the last decade, CERAWeek has honoured Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and former president of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto.

The UAE Consensus is regarded as delivered a series of firsts, including a commitment from all parties to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems, “in a just, orderly and equitable manner”, and set time-bound targets to triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy capacity by 2030.

“In a world too often held back by conflict, the UAE Consensus brought nations together to take a giant step forward for climate progress,” said Dr Al Jaber, who is also chairman of Masdar.