UAE stresses need for decisive global climate action at COP24

DUBAI / WAM

The UAE reiterated its position on the issue of global warming and climate change at the closing meetings of the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calling for quick enforc- ement of the procedures and global standards adopted by the nearly 200 nations and territories to implement the provisions of the Paris Agreement.
Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment and head of the UAE delegation at the conference, said, “The final meetings confirmed the UAE’s statement during the conference that time is no longer with us, and the need for decisive climate action has never been more crucial. We managed to forge a global commitment to implement the terms of the Paris Agreement, and pursue the goals of sustainable development to reduce the effects of global warming and climate change and protect the lives of millions of people who are exposed to the negative consequences of this change annually.”
The two-week event, which ran into overtime, ended with the adoption of a set of strong guidelines to ensure the implementation of the terms of the 2015 Paris Agreement, aimed at containing global temperature rise this century to below 2 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.