Majid Al Suwaidi, the director general and special representative of the UAE for the Cop28 presidency, has outlined an agenda to trigger new finance for addressing climate change at the global gathering in November.

Speaking to the Net Zero Delivery summit hosted in the City of London’s Mansion House on Wednesday, Mr Al Suwaidi outlined the priorities as finance and business leaders seek to create a fully formed green finance capital.

“The expectations for Cop28 are understandably really high,” he said. “We know the task before us requires much more than tinkering around the edges. We need to fundamentally and systematically transform how we live and work on this planet.