The Vitality Institute (EI) introduced, in a launch despatched to Rigzone on Thursday, that Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has been made an honorary fellow of the EI “for management in vitality, AI, and financial development”.
Al Jaber is the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Trade and Superior Know-how, Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, Chairman of Masdar, and Government Chairman of XRG. He was additionally president of COP28.
“The EI has awarded an honorary fellowship to His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, recognizing his management within the energy-AI nexus, whereas driving worldwide collaboration to strengthen international vitality techniques that underpin sustainable financial development,” the EI stated within the launch.
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The EI famous in its launch that the award is its highest honor and added that it “acknowledges each Dr. Al Jaber’s transformational deal-making and his position in delivering among the many world’s lowest value and lowest carbon-intensive hydrocarbons, whereas additionally scaling renewables and making use of superior expertise as international vitality demand retains surging to 2040 and past”.
Honorary fellowship is awarded by the EI, led by President Andy Brown OBE FEI, to “people who’ve made a big and lasting contribution to advancing the Institute’s mission – creating a greater vitality future by a simply, safe, and low-carbon vitality transition”, the EI highlighted in its launch.
“The honorary fellowship highlights Dr. Al Jaber’s distinctive expertise throughout authorities, business, and vitality in constructing dialogue between producers, customers, and throughout the private and non-private sectors as international vitality demand rises,” it added.
Al Jaber was introduced along with his honorary fellowship by Nick Wayth FEI, Chief Government of the EI, throughout Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026, the discharge highlighted.
As Chairman of Masdar, Al Jaber has overseen a 150 % improve in vitality capability to 51GW since 2022, the discharge famous, “positioning the corporate as a worldwide clear vitality chief on monitor to ship its goal of 100GW by 2030”.
“Masdar can be pioneering the groundbreaking Spherical-the-Clock (RTC) program, which can ship 1GW of 24/7 renewable vitality and redefine scalable clear energy,” the discharge added.
The EI additionally said within the launch that Al Jaber practically doubled the enterprise worth of XRG to $151 billion in only one yr, “finishing an acquisition for Covestro in Germany, in addition to agreements in Mozambique, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and the USA”.
It went on to notice within the launch that, as President of COP28 UAE, Al Jaber “united practically 200 nations across the historic UAE Consensus, thought to be essentially the most bold and complete package deal agreed beneath the UN local weather course of because the Paris Settlement”.
“It contains historic firsts reminiscent of targets to triple renewable vitality capability, double vitality effectivity, and halt deforestation by 2030,” the EI added.
“Dr. Al Jaber additionally oversaw the launch of the Oil and Gasoline Decarbonization Constitution, which unites 56 oil and fuel corporations across the largest decarbonization effort in historical past,” it continued.
“COP28 UAE additionally mobilized tens of billions of {dollars} in monetary commitments, together with the launch of ALTÉRRA, the UAE’s $30 billion local weather funding car that goals to mobilize $250 billion by 2030,” the EI went on to state.
Within the launch, Wayth stated, “Dr. Sultan Al Jaber has been on the forefront of a few of the most vital developments within the vitality sector over the previous 20 years throughout each ADNOC, Masdar, and now XRG”.
“Reflecting the UAE’s inclusive method, he’s advancing a practical technique that acknowledges rising international vitality demand, the continued position of hydrocarbons, and the necessity to make each molecule cleaner, extra environment friendly, and decrease carbon,” he added.
“In recognizing Dr. Al Jaber with an honorary fellowship, we acknowledge not solely his contribution to reshaping the worldwide vitality agenda, but in addition his continued dedication to dialogue and sensible motion that may ship a safer, sustainable, and affluent vitality future for all,” he said.
Al Jaber stated within the launch, “It’s an honor and a privilege to be made an honorary fellow of the Vitality Institute”.
“At a time of rising international vitality demand – pushed by the expansion of rising markets, AI and superior applied sciences – it’s important to ship a various mixture of dependable, reasonably priced, and lower-carbon vitality choices,” he added.
“This balanced, pragmatic method championed by the UAE stays key to constructing a safe, sustainable and affluent future for all,” he went on to notice.
A press release posted on ADNOC’s web site on Thursday introduced that Al Jaber had planted ADNOC’s 5 millionth mangrove seedling throughout a go to to the Al Nouf mangrove forest in Abu Dhabi, “marking a milestone in ADNOC’s ambition to plant 10 million mangroves by 2030”.
“ADNOC has now surpassed the midway mark in the direction of this purpose, advancing its drive to guard biodiversity by scalable, nature-based options that assist the UAE’s goal to plant 100 million mangroves by 2030 and ship long-term worth and constructive impression for the nation,” ADNOC added within the assertion.
The corporate highlighted in its assertion that its mangrove planting program started in 2023 and makes use of “superior” synthetic intelligence enabled drone expertise developed within the UAE to plant mangroves “effectively and at scale”.
“Environmental stewardship is central to ADNOC’s technique and underpins our dedication to creating sustainable long-term worth for the UAE and the communities during which we function,” Al Jaber stated within the ADNOC assertion.
“We’ve got made wonderful progress in the direction of our goal to plant 10 million mangroves by 2030 by leveraging superior applied sciences to assist biodiversity and responsibly present the vitality that folks and economies must thrive,” he added.
In a launch posted on its website earlier this week, the EI said that Lei Zhang, Founder and CEO of Envision, has been introduced because the recipient of the EI President’s Award for 2026, “recognizing his excellent contribution to advancing renewable vitality applied sciences and AI, driving international progress in the direction of a sustainable vitality system”.
The EI describes itself on its web site because the chartered skilled membership physique for individuals who work internationally of vitality.
“Our goal is creating a greater vitality future for our members and society by accelerating a simply international transition to web zero,” the location provides.
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