United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was in the capital for Abu Dhabi Ascent - a two-day high-level meeting to push world leaders to act at September's Climate Change Summit.
Updated: May 06, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, left, greets Robert Orr Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Strategic Planning of the United Nations, rught during a Sea Palace barza while receiving a delegation participating in the Abu Dhabi Ascent Climate Summit 2014. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Ban Ki-moon at the Shams 1 power plant. Courtesy Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sheikh Mohammed with Ban Ki-Moon and Al Gore during a Sea Palace barza. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Ban Ki-moon with HE Dr Sultan Al Jaber during visit to Shams 1 power plant. Courtesy Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Crown Prince greets Felipe Calderon Hinojosa.Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, fourth left, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Ruler of the Western Region, fifth left, meet with Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations, Al Gore former Vice President of the United States and Chairman of the Climate Reality Project, second left, and Felipe Calderon Hinojosa former President of Mexico and Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, left, during a Sea Palace barza while receiving a delegation participating in the Abu Dhabi Ascent Climate Summit 2014. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, left, Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Quwain, second left, speak with Felipe Calderon Hinojosa. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
From left to right; Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Saeed bin Mohammed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, and Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Executive Council Member, attend a Sea Palace barza. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed greets Ban Ki-Moon Secretary-General of the United Nations. Seen with E Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, chief executive of Masdar and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Ports Company. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
Ban Ki-moon stands in front of a parabolic trough at Masdar's Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant. Courtesy Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ban Ki-moon speaks to Masdar engineer Abdulaziz Al Obaidli during trip to the Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant. Courtesy Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan meet Al Gore, Ban Ki-Moon and Felipe Calderon Hinojosa. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi