ADNOC "will increase our carbon capture utilization and storage program by 500% ... to capture the same amount of C02 as 5 million acres of forest," Jaber also told a sustainable energy event in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi.

(This story corrects that target is for the United Arab Emirates)

(Reporting By Dahlia Nehme, Writing by Maha El Dahan; Editing by Alex Richardson)