TEHRAN- The members of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Energy Committee held a meeting on Thursday to discuss ways of private sector’s contribution to climate change actions.

As reported by the ICCIMA portal, in this meeting, the achievements of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) were discussed.

Speaking at the meeting, Arash Najafi, the head of the mentioned committee, stressed the need to pay attention to environmental issues in the country and said: “The government and the private sector should pay special attention to the country's environmental issues and interact with each other in this regard.”

Underlining the importance of Carbon emissions reduction, the official said that “To this end, we can use international capacities and funds and reduce emissions in the country. This is a serious issue in the world and we must interact with the global community in the field of carbon reduction.”

“The fields of environment and the renewables sector are not subject to sanctions and this is an opportunity for Iran to cooperate with the world. Of course, we are not yet a member of the Paris Agreement, but we must do our best to protect the environment and use the economic capacities of this area to reduce carbon emissions ,” he said.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in UAE in mid-December 2023. At the end of the conference, an agreement was signed that signaled the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance.

In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together in Dubai with a decision on the world’s first ‘global stocktake’ to ratchet up climate action before the end of the decade – with the overarching aim to keep the global temperature limit of 1.5°C within reach.

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