“The world only, for whatever reason, views us as an oil-and-gas nation,” he said.
“We have moved beyond oil and gas 20 years ago.
We embraced the energy transition 20 years ago.”He added: “We don’t become passionate or ideological or so emotional.
We’re results-driven.”Political Cartoons View All 1190 ImagesAl-Jaber, a 50-year-old longtime climate envoy, is a trusted confidant of UAE leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Addressing the world's reliance on crude oil, al-Jaber issued a challenge to the audience listening to him at Dubai's Museum of the Future: Tell him how to immediately stop the use of all fossil fuels.
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