EMGF Secretary General Osama Mobarez participated in a Ministerial Panel in Adipec 2023 titled: The Road to COP28: Climate, Sustainability, and an Equitable Transition, together with Barbados Minister of Energy and Business Development, Somalia Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources,Timor-Leste Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Senegal Deputy Minister, General Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ghanian Deputy Minister for Energy.

The session objective was to help the audience understand the critical role of the oil and gas industry in the energy transition, the progress of the global stocktake, and how the energy system can influence the debate
around commercially viable climate solutions.

During the panel SG Mobarez highlighted the importance of EMGF as a pivotal platform in advancing the regional climate dialogue, providing a call to action to all stakeholders to act together, create partnerships, and find clear and viable solutions to tackle climate change, while emphasizing the need for a more equitable and just transition.