Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has travelled to the UAE on part of his nine-day trip to the UAE, India and Bangladesh to discuss the climate crisis.
On Saturday, John Kerry visited Noor Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest single-site solar project.
This project enables the UAE to reach ambitious renewable energy goals which recently set a new record for lowest solar power tariff.
Kerry also visited Shams 1, one of the largest concentrated solar power plants in the world, where he was briefed on the upcoming 2 GW Al Dhafra Solar Project.
Before leaving for his trip, Kerry tweeted that he was "looking forward to meaningful discussions with friends in the Emirates, India, and Bangladesh on how to tackle the climate crisis".
He is in the UAE to participate in the UAE-hosted GCC and MENA Regional Dialogue For Climate Action on Sunday, in advance of the Leaders Summit on Climate to take place in Washington this month and in the run up to the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year (COP26).
Dubai Police has recorded a 99.9 per cent score for daytime safety in the latest Security Quality of Life Survey, reinforcing the emirate's reputation as one of the safest places in the world.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, witnessed the launch of the 'Dubai Digital Twin Platform', marking a major step in the emirate's digital transformation.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met with Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity, who is on a working visit to the UAE.
Dubai Customs and Dubai Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle and distribute nearly 279,000 Pregabalin pills, a controlled substance, weighing around 200 kg.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) has launched a new education programme that will bring digital learning to more than half a million people across six African countries.