Countries must update their plans to tackle climate change, known as nationally determined contributions or NDCs, said Al Jaber, who also leads the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, at the Paris headquarters of the International Energy Agency.
The landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which saw countries commit to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7F) above preindustrial levels, requires that countries update their NDCs every five years.
Earlier this month, the UAE said they would create a "troika" with Azerbaijan and Brazil, the hosts of the next two UN climate summits, to push countries to set ambitious emissions-cutting goals ahead of the next 2025 deadline.
"Everybody has to have a plan, and that is not where we are today," said U.S. climate envoy John Kerry at the IEA roundtable event, which brought climate and energy leaders together to discuss actions beyond COP28.
"In the end, there's no faking it in this next period of time," Kerry said.
Kerry, who has served as the US climate envoy for three years, announced plans in January to step away from the role some time this spring.
On Tuesday, Kerry said he was not retiring and that he "will stay involved in climate. I will focus on the finance."
Published 20 February 2024, 11:19 IST