Bahrain's delegation concludes participation in COP26

Manama, Nov. 13 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain’s delegation has concluded its participation in the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom. During the sessions and discussions held on the sidelines of COP26, in person or virtually, the delegation highlighted Bahrain’s achievements in protecting the environment and mitigating the effects of climate change, including renewable energy projects, water management, afforestation and the adoption of the best initiatives to achieve sustainable development goals. The delegation also held meetings with a number of officials and those interested in the fields of environment and climate change to enhance the kingdom’s cooperation with countries and organisations. The Bahraini delegation also participated in the Group 77 and China meeting, the meeting on adaptation and mitigation of emissions and the discussions of Article 6 of the Paris agreement on the integrity of carbon markets. It also took part in the side meetings related to reducing emissions and hydrogen. The delegation comprised representatives of the Supreme Council for the Environment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, the Ministry of Oil, the Sustainable Energy Authority, the National Oil and Gas Holding Company, the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), the Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas), the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC), and Tatweer Petroleum Company (Tatweer).