UAE willing to contribute to India’s 500-GW clean energy goal: COP28 president-designate Al Jaber

The UAE’s climate envoy also said the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial level is “just non-negotiable”

UAE’s COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said his country will explore all opportunities for partnership with India to contribute to its high-growth-low-carbon pathway.

Al Jaber also said the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level is “just non-negotiable”.

“India is on its way to becoming the third largest economy in the world and this makes it one of the largest consumers of energy. As such, India’s sustainable development is critical not just for itself but for the whole world,” Al Jaber said at the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in Delhi organised by The Energy and Resources Institute, PTI reported.

He said India’s goal of adding 500 gigawatt of clean energy in next seven years is a true and a powerful statement of intent.

“As one of the largest investors in renewable energy, the UAE and Masdar will explore all opportunities of partnership with India to contribute to its high-growth-low-carbon pathway,” Al Jaber said.

“And, it is also clear that we cannot continue business as usual. It simply won’t get us there,” the UAE’s climate envoy said.

“We need a true, comprehensive paradigm shift in our approach to adaptation, mitigation, finance and loss and damage,” he said.

Al Jaber said keeping the goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius alive means taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming 1.5 degrees Celsius from the pre-industrial level to and prevent the worst impacts of climate change.

Source : PTI