“The question of finance is key”

by time news

2023-07-13 18:58:06

By Marc Cherki

Posted 3 hours ago, Updated 3 hours ago

Majid al-Suwaidi, former ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Spain. DR

INTERVIEW – Director General of COP28 to be held in December in Dubai, Majid al-Suwaidi details his country’s ambitions for this crucial climate meeting.

At a ministerial meeting on climate action in Brussels on Thursday, COP28 President-designate Sultan al-Jaber called for « break with the status quo » and to take decisive action to tackle the climate crisis. He presented a plan for COP28, which is to be held in December in Dubai. Accelerating the energy transition, financing adaptation and the fight against climate change, hearing all voices… Majid al-Suwaidi, Director General of COP28, details his country’s ambitions for the global meeting to be held in December in Dubai , United Arab Emirates. He also defends the legitimacy of his country, which has built its wealth on oil and gas, as the organizer of this key summit to relaunch greenhouse gas reductions.

LE FIGARO. – Some question your legitimacy to lead COP28, while its president, Sultan al-Jaber, is the first boss of an oil company to lead such a summit of Nations…

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