Sharjah 24 – WAM: Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and COP28 President-Delegate, addressed the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris and welcomed progress to unlock climate finance while calling on delegates to go further.
During the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris, the COP President met with key global and climate leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, President of France, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados and Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to discuss climate finance reform.
The summit, led by President Macron and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Motley, is targeting global financial reform, and driving more financial resources towards climate action and supporting the most vulnerable communities.
Over the course of his trip, Dr. Al Jaber also held private meetings with numerous industry leaders including: Anne Tvinnereim, Norwegian Minister of International Development; Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of Total; Catherine MacGregor, CEO of Engie; Agnes Pannier-Runacher, French Minister of Energy Transition; Larry Fink, CEO of Blackrock; Bruno le Maire, French Minister of Economy and Finance; and Madame Colonna, French Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Dr. Al Jaber concluded his three-day visit with additional meetings including Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Minister of Finance; Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC; Fatih Birol, Executive Director of IEA; and John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.
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