Oman participates in the World Climate Action Summit in Dubai

Dubai: The Sultanate of Oman participated today in the World Climate Action Summit as part of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which is being held in the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

The opening of the summit was attended by a number of world leaders, relevant ministers and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This event is organized annually with the participation of member states of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate, with the aim of reducing the impact of human activities on climate change.

His Excellency Engineer Salem bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals – head the delegation of the Sultanate of Oman – held a number of bilateral meetings, during which he met with a number of regional directors and CEOs of a number of energy companies, on the sidelines of the Conference of the Parties.

During the meetings, a number of topics were discussed related to the work of these companies globally and locally, current and future production rates, global market conditions, and the challenges of reducing carbon emissions and ways to overcome them economically.

His Excellency Sheikh Humaid bin Ali Al Maani, Head of the Global Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed in his speech – on the sidelines of the summit at the climate change adaptation meeting – that the Sultanate of Oman is working to achieve a balance between environmental, economic and social requirements and working with the rules of sustainable development, and takes into account the advancement of economic aspects. Social, with the importance of preserving environmental and climate systems and preserving their natural resources, in addition to fulfilling their obligations in international agreements related to climate action.

The Sultanate of Oman is participating in this conference under the slogan “Oman is a Sustainable Future”, to find practical and sustainable solutions to global problems and review its efforts through the strategies, policies and initiatives it is implementing in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect and sustain the environment, and promote renewable energy.

The Sultanate has taken important steps to reach zero carbon neutrality. By setting the year 2050 as the date for this, and establishing the Oman Sustainability Center.