When the UAE hosted COP28 in Dubai in late 2023, it did more than stage one of the world’s most pivotal climate summits. It cemented its place at the heart of global climate diplomacy. A year later, as the world looks to Belém in Brazil for...
The UAE is charting an ambitious yet pragmatic path toward a low-carbon future. In 2021, it became the first nation in the Middle East and North Africa to commit to achieving netzero emissions by 2050 under its Net Zero by 2050 Strategic...
Legacy: Host of COP28, delivering the first global stocktake and the historic UAE Consensus on transitioning from fossil fuels. Finance: $30 billion UAE Climate Fund launched to mobilise $250 billion in global climate solutions by 2030.
Every year, the world’s nations gather under one roof to confront humanity’s most pressing challenge — climate change. This year, that meeting takes on new weight. The 30th UN Climate Change Conference, or COP30, which began yesterday, runs...
The world has all the tools in hand to provide $1.3 trillion in climate finance to vulnerable nations, from debt relief to taxes and better coordination, according to a ‘The Baku to Belem — Roadmap to 1.3T’ released ahead of the COP30 summit...
Replenishing: Grants and concessional finance Rebalancing: Debt and fiscal space Rechanneling: Mobilising private capital and lowering capital costs Revamping: Capacity and coordination Reshaping: Systems and structures for fair...