Dubai: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday announced his participation and attendance at the fourth annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES) to be held in Abu Dhabi from January 17 to 20.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will address heads of state and international delegates at WFES, a forum that promotes collaboration, innovation and investment opportunities in renewable energy, environment and clean technology.
The visit by the UN Secretary-General underscores the growing role the UAE and Abu Dhabi are playing in driving the global adoption of renewable energy and clean technology innovation.
"The UAE is making considerable efforts to find solutions to the world’s energy challenges, in particular through the Masdar initiative and the World Future Energy Summit, which provides a platform for global cooperation in renewable energy and sustainability," Ban Ki-moon said.
"Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our times," he added. "The world needs to find the renewable energy and clean technologies which can mitigate its effects and set the world on a path to more sustainable economic growth and prosperity."
"The search for these solutions requires collaboration between governments, academia, enterprise and civil society. The longer we delay, the more we will pay – in resources, economic competitiveness, and lives," he said.
