Climate and Sustainability

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A vital arena of UAE-UK partnership is the mutual determination to protect the planet and shape the energy transition.

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The UK hosted COP26 and the UAE COP28, where, joined by King Charles, the UAE secured the landmark UAE Consensus calling for an equitable fossil fuel transitioning and committing to net zero by 2050.

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UAE hosts COP28, a landmark moment in global climate diplomacy

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Participants at COP28, the largest climate conference in history

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Mangroves pledged by the UAE by 2030, with over 30 million already planted by mid-2025
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Initatives
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Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative

The Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative was launched in February 2022 by The Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi and Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to research and conserve mangrove ecosystems.

Abu Dhabi as a global leader in mangrove research and conservation, focusing on their significant carbon-capturing capabilities.

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The Clean Energy MoU

The Clean Energy Pact signed by the UAE and the UK creates significant bilateral co-operation on new low carbon super fuel hydrogen.

This builds on ADNOC – the UAE’s largest energy company – taking a 25% stake in the design stage of BP’s blue hydrogen project, H2Teesside.

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News

A “seminal moment” in the UAE-UK relationship, says former Deputy UK PM

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Bringing AI to the next generation in the UAE

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The UAE is a ‘hugely important economy’ for UK, says minister

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The UAE on track to become a “flag carrier” in AI

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