Abu Dhabi
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| Area | 972 |
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| Local time | Sunday 15:45 |
| Weather | 37°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 30% Humidity |
| Population | 1. 206 million (2014) |
| Colleges and universities | New York University Abu Dhabi |
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| ID | 764169 |
About Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, sits off the mainland on an island in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf. Its focus on oil exports and commerce is reflected by the skyline's modern towers and shopping megacenters such as Abu Dhabi and Marina malls. Beneath white-marble domes, the vast Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque features an immense Persian carpet, crystal chandeliers and capacity for 41,000 worshipers.
Oil firms commit to major fossil fuel cut by 2050 at COP28
... The UAE s presidency of the COP28 talks has attracted criticism because the country is one the top 10 oil and gas producers in the world and the summit s president Sultan al-Jaber also heads the giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)...
Sultan al-Jaber: A quick guide to the COP28 president
... As chair of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Sultan al-Jaber leads a company that pumped 2...
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...By Simon JackBusiness editorThe culture and media secretary has intervened to scrutinise a sale of the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator magazine to a company backed by the Abu Dhabi ruling family...
Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds
... " BreathlessHow the hidden toxic air pollution of the oil giants is spreading hundreds of kilometres, putting the health of millions of people at risk in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Iran and Iraq...
Telegraph: Ministers may order probe into newspaper's sale
...By Noor NanjiCulture reporterThe culture secretary has said she may order a probe into the sale of the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine to an Abu Dhabi-backed fund, citing " concerns" about the deal...
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... He then moved on to the become CEO of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), an international financial centre in the United Arab Emirates, where he stayed for six years...
Abu Dhabi-backed fund poised to take over Telegraph
...An Abu Dhabi-backed investment fund is poised to take control of the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine...
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... Abu Dhabi also supports Sudan s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, known as " Hemeti" who controls much of Sudan including most of its capital, Khartoum, and may soon be able to form a government...
Sultan al-Jaber: A quick guide to the COP28 president
Sultan al-Jaber has been making headlines since being appointed president of this year's UN climate summit. Here's what you need to know.
Sultan al-Jaber is the controversial president of COP 28He is an engineer, businessman and politician from The United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As chair of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Sultan al-Jaber leads a company that pumped 2. 7m barrels of oil A Day in 2021, with plans to double that by 2027.
Mr Jaber has denied a Bbc News report that he planned to.
He sees no problem being both head of an oil company and a climate diplomatHis view is that fossil fuels are The Heart of the climate crisis so it makes sense to persuade that industry to change from The Inside .
" Never in history has a COP president confronted the oil industry, let alone the fact that he's a CEO of an oil company, " he told The Guardian .
He is also The Ideal person to push for action, he argues, because as chairman of state Renewable Energy company Masdar, like wind and Solar Power .
Many politicians, scientists and activists have criticised his appointmentThey object to someone whose day job is extracting more fossil fuels also being responsible for trying to secure game-changing climate deals.
Greta Thunberg described The Appointment as " completely ridiculous" and said it called into question the entire UN climate process.
More Than 130 lawmakers from the US and EU wrote to the UN calling for his removal.
But others have defended Him - including the UKThe UK government defended Mr Jaber, with Minister for Net Zero Graham Stuart describing Him as " an outstanding individual".
Laurence Tubiana , a key architect of the 2015 Paris agreement on Climate Change , says Mr Jaber's team is " uniquely placed" to persuade The Fossil fuel industry to buy into a green energy future.
He secured a big agreement on Day One of The SummitCountries committed at least $420m for areas suffering The Effects of Global Warming , in what Mr Jaber described as a " unique, unprecedented achievement" and a " very good start" for The Summit .
" We have delivered history today, " he told delegates to widespread applause as the motion passed on The First day of COP28, three decades after the idea was first mooted.
Mr Jaber also urged countries to promise to make deeper cuts to their emissions, work together to triple renewable power and double energy efficiency.
He's also an Emirati politicianMr Jaber is currently The Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the UAE. He has also held other cabinet minister roles and has been the country's chief climate diplomat since 2020.
As chairman of The National Media Council from 2015-2020, he oversaw the UAE's media, which ranks poorly on press freedom.
Born in 1973, the 50-year-old oil exec is not a member of any of the six ruling families of the seven Emirates but has risen up the ranks of Emirati society.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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