Vatican media interviewed Sultan Al Jaber today as he was received by Pope Francis, a week after the publication of the apostolic exhortation ‘Laudate Deum’.
H.E. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber (UAE, 1973) is the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).
The audience with Pope Francis and H.E. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President-designate of COP 28, and supporters is a significant event that reflects the growing importance of the climate crisis on the global agenda.
Pope Francis has been one of the leaders in the fight against climate change, and the audience with Al Jaber is a sign of his commitment to this issue. The Pope called for urgent action to tackle climate change and stressed the need for a just transition to a clean energy future.
For his part, Al Jaber is a prominent businessman and politician from the United Arab Emirates who has been nominated to chair COP 28, to be held in Dubai in 2024. Al Jaber promised that COP 28 will be a transformative event that will drive climate action.
During the audience, Pope Francis and Al Jaber discussed a number of climate change issues, including the need for greater international cooperation, investment in renewable energy and adaptation to climate change.
The audience is a positive step in the fight against climate change. It is a recognition of the importance of this problem and the need to join forces to tackle it.
Overall, the audience between Pope Francis and H.E. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is a positive event that reflects the growing importance of the climate crisis on the global agenda.
The UAE has invested $50 billion in renewable energy in 70 countries and has pledged to invest more than $50 billion at home and abroad over the next decade. This is the kind of goal we are encouraging everyone to adopt in order to accelerate a fair and orderly energy transition and not lose sight of the 1.5 degree Celsius limit. The UAE’s progress is due to the fact that it has sincerely sought to collaborate with like-minded partners around the world.
