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US climate envoy John Kerry visits Abu Dhabi solar projects

Abu Dhabi - Kerry will attend the regional climate dialogue to be hosted in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Published: Sat 3 Apr 2021, 2:26 PM

Updated: Sat 3 Apr 2021, 2:28 PM

John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, has arrived in Abu Dhabi to participate in an event on climate change.

Kerry visited Noor Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest single-site solar project, according to a tweet posted by the Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change on Saturday.

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Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology welcomed and briefed Kerry about the project.

Since its commercial operation in 2019, the Noor Abu Dhabi has generated over 1.177 megawatts of electricity, covering the needs of 90,000 people.

Kerry will take part in the GCC and MENA Regional Dialogue for Climate Action to be hosted in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

The UAE Regional Dialogue is being held in advance of the Leaders Summit on Climate to take place in Washington DC later this month and in the run up to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

Photo: @uaeclimateenvoy/Twitter

Photo: @uaeclimateenvoy/Twitter



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