UAE, UK sign deal on climate action
The UAE and the UK yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation to accelerate climate action and environmental protection in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate, and the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, UK Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa.
The MoU comes ahead of the UN COP26 climate summit in November, due to be hosted by the UK in the city of Glasgow and offers a framework for wide-ranging cooperation by government entities, companies, and research agencies in support of realising COP26 goals.
The agreement recognises that climate action can be an engine for economic growth, job creation and sustainable development and aligns with the UAE’s recently launched ‘Principles of the 50’ road map to mark the country’s Golden Jubilee. The Principles will help forge a new era of economic and social growth for the UAE over the next 50 years.
Under the MoU, the UAE and the UK will work together in seeking to deliver on the Paris Agreement, including by reducing emissions to keep 1.5 degrees in reach.