SHARE The UAE has launched a bid to bring a major global climate summit to Abu Dhabi. The UN Climate Change Conference (Cop28) would be hosted in the Emirati capital in November 2023, if successful. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, announced the bid on Sunday. “The climate challenge is daunting, but it is also matched by enormous opportunity to drive economic growth and job creation,” he said. The climate challenge is daunting, but it is also matched by enormous opportunity to drive economic growth and job creation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed “As a country that sits at the heart of the hydrocarbon industry and has made significant investments in energy diversification domestically and around the globe, we have seen first-hand that there is now an unprecedented business case for the highest level of climate ambition – especially when it advances gender equality and empowers youth.”