Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), in partnership with ADNOC and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), has announced the launch of the UAE Climate Tech forum.
The first of its kind forum will take place from May 10–11, 2023, at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre. The forum seeks to drive momentum to reduce emissions by at least 43 percent by 2030, in accordance with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
More than 1,000 global policymakers, CEOs, experts, academics, technology leaders, pioneering disruptors, and investors will gather at the forum to foster collaboration on disruptive innovations and economic opportunities in accelerating decarbonization across all sectors.
The science behind climate change is crystal clear, as stated in the latest IPCC report. The world is losing the race to keep temperatures from rising 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. We have a small window of opportunity to make a massive course correction and shift gears, and we must act now by delivering across the four key pillars of climate finance, human capital, policy and technology.
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, commented.
“Meeting the world’s fast-growing energy needs, while dramatically reducing emissions is one of the most complex challenges that humanity has ever faced. With technological advances at a tipping point, we must act with urgency to develop and deploy these innovations to drive low-carbon solutions and catalyze economic opportunities. To accomplish this, we need greater collaboration and UAE Climate Tech offers a unique opportunity to convene industry leaders and policymakers to enable climate action that will transform, decarbonise, and future-proof for a net-zero world,” Dr. Al Jaber added.
Held ahead of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), the forum will showcase an array of technologies, including carbon capture, AI, robotics, digitalization, hydrogen, alternative fuels, and new and low-carbon energy solutions for the oil and gas and hard-to-abate sectors, from more than 60 companies.
Furthermore, the event will highlight the UAE’s efforts in spearheading technology adoption and development to accelerate decarbonization and create the green industries of the future, including climate-critical sectors like renewables, hydrogen, climate-smart agriculture, and STEM education.