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The UAE harbours the Dugongs in its seas, a giant yet gentle marine mammal.
Dugongs gave rise to the mythical mermaids and sirens in ancient times. They are called sea-cows for their grass-based diet and large size.
To protect them, the UAE has designated a large protected area off its coastline, the UNESCO Marawah Biosphere Reserve, a marine Protected Area according to UAE law.
Marawah also shelters other protected species such as turtles, dolphins and some of the most heat-resistant corals in the world.
But now, the oil and gas industry has struck!
At the UN Climate Change conference in Dubai, the UAE government needs to facilitate negotiations of 198 countries, with the aim to take decisive action AGAINSTclimate change.
Dr Ahmed Al-Jaber, the President of UNFCCC COP28, is also the Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, the UAE’s oil and gas company, ranked no 20 in the world.
This is an obvious conflict of interests. New extraction of oil and gas is the last thing this overheating planet needs. And in addition, this new fossil gas field threatens a unique ecosystem. COP28 will show the UAE´s determination in leading the world towards an effective energy transition.
11 artificial islands, oil and gas wells, a network of pipelines, shipping infrastructure, and power lines are needed to maintain this massive industrial operation.
Once completed, the project will extract fossil gas that causes emissions of over 49.6 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
To compare: the entire country of Ghana produces less than half of that, at just 20 million tons of CO2/year.
Ms Al-Mubarak knows the risks of fossil gas and oil extraction to marine habitats – and to the Dugongs. And she knows the impact of emissions from this oil and gas megaproject.
She has long advocated for nature having a seat at the table, including at the climate change negotiations.
The IUCN World Conservation Congress called on
“… governments to prohibit environmentally damaging industrial activities and infrastructure development in all IUCN categories of protected area,…”(WCC 2016)
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