Minister Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, the appointed President of the COP28 conference, emphasized that in line with the vision of leadership in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the conference presidency focuses on addressing challenges with a positive mindset to create promising opportunities.
It also aims to enhance cooperation with friends and partners around the world to support collective efforts towards achieving sustainable development and building a better future for current and future generations.
This statement was delivered by His Excellency during his participation in a high-level dialogue session on sustainable cooling systems, held as part of the 14th G20 Energy Ministers’ Meeting in Goa, India.
He called on all countries to join the “Global Cooling Commitment,” a partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme and the COP28 presidency, announced earlier this year.
The initiative collaborates closely with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) to provide cooling solutions for communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts, particularly in developing countries, small island nations, and low-income countries.
The aim is to protect them from extreme heat and preserve food, vaccines, and medicines from spoilage.
In earlier statements this July, the COP28 president unveiled the conference’s plan to respond to the global assessment of progress in implementing the Paris Agreement’s goals through four pillars: accelerating a logical, practical, and fair energy transition, developing climate finance mechanisms, focusing on preserving human life and livelihoods and supporting these pillars through full inclusion.
The initiative offers incentives to governments and stakeholders to work towards sustainable cooling in five areas: nature-based cooling solutions, increasing the efficiency of household electrical appliances, providing cooling for food and vaccines, cooling urban areas, and “national cooling action plans.”
He highlighted the cooling crisis faced by countries most vulnerable to climate change as a matter of climate justice.
