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Role and status of UAE at COP21 |
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During COP21 held in Paris from 30 November to 8 December, leaders from 193 countries were expected to finalize a new global climate change agreement which will set a framework for international efforts to combat climate change. The new agreement evaluates the accumulation of negotiations since 2011 and formulates a global agenda that will help reinforce and build on international actions to fight climate change. UAE pavilion at COP 21 The country showcased its accomplishments in clean energy innovation at the UAE Pavilion at the 21st meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France. Since the founding of the country, the UAE has been developing sustainable solutions to protect the interests of future generations and address the impacts of climate change. The UAE Pavilion is a creative display of UAE's efforts that recognizes the progress made to help move the world forward toward a sustainable future. The UAE Pavilion highlighted the UAE leadership in future energy innovations at home at abroad under four key pillars: energy, technology and innovation, global partnerships and deployment assistance, and sustainable development. Projects from the UAEs public and private sector were showcased throughout the pavilion, including renewable energy projects, clean technology research, energy efficiency initiatives, a commercial-scale carbon capture, use and storage project, and the development of solar-powered desalination plants. The UAE is the largest renewable energy investor in the region and the country is driving clean technology breakthroughs through research and development. The country has set an ambitious goal to achieve a 24 percent clean energy mix by 2021, further strengthening its commitment to climate action. In addition, recent UAE announcements such as Mission Innovation, a global effort to increase research and development investments in clean energy, and the International Solar Alliance, a coalition to promote the development and deployment of solar power, demonstrate the UAE continued progress in sustainable development. OTHER ACTIONS The UAE?s actions are already underway with a directive plan to address climate change and transform the nation?s energy mix. Though the UAE is a major oil producer, it has readily incorporated clean energy and sustainability on the national agenda. Clean energy in particular has been widely adopted in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with a special focus on solar. Clean energy projects such as the national grid through Shams 1, a first-of-its-kind concentrated solar plant in Abu Dhabi, and the construction of the 1GW Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park in Dubai has been revolutionary in the region. The UAE is also introducing energy-efficiency standards, funding the creation of world-class research centres, and is advancing critical innovations such as Carbon Capture Usage and Storage. In early November 2015, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) along with International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held a joint workshop to discuss the possibility of residential and distributed solar in the region. Masdar, Abu Dhabi?s renewable energy company, is contributing to the UAE?s clean energy leadership by establishing an integrated ?new-energy? industry in Abu Dhabi for knowledge export around the world. It is the region?s largest supplier of clean energy, and takes an integrated approach to sustainability by combining academia, research and development, investment and technology deployment, to spur innovation and investment in clean energy. IRENA, headquartered within Masdar City, is also a reflection of the UAE?s commitment to addressing the world?s most pressing energy and climate challenges. When even a country like the UAE, blessed with an abundance of cheap oil and gas, is pledging to get most of its energy from renewable sources, there has to be optimism about the prospects of the COP21 conference finding a global consensus on limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Dubai has pledged billions of dirhams to meet its goal of providing 75 per cent of its energy from clean energy sources by 2050. One way this target will be reached is through the installation of solar panels on the roof of every building in the emirate. The UAE as a whole has already pledged to meet a similarly ambitious target of generating 24 per cent of its energy from clean sources by 2021. At the start of November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted to the COP21 organisers a document known as its ?ntended Nationally Determined Contribution, stating the environmental goals the UAE will seek to achieve over the next five years. With a combination of technological advances and economies of scale bringing down the cost of renewable energy to the point where they are becoming as cheap or cheaper than traditional energy sources, even those who are sceptical about anthropogenic climate change will see compelling reasons to move away from using fossil fuels. For the UAE, with its aim to focus on high-tech industries as it moves away from an oil-based economy, becoming a global centre of excellence for the development and implementation of renewables is a compelling strategy. Starting that by meeting our own energy needs is simply good sense. Source: www.ameinfo.com www.gulfnews247.com |
 
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Ambitious yet achievable target, ell shared Harmanjot.
Posted 07-01-2016 13:13
Thanks for sharing :)
Posted 30-12-2015 17:13
Thanks for sharing UAE's aims and commitments towards clean energy future with ambitious targets.
Posted 29-12-2015 16:52
Dear Harmanjot, we are well familiar about diverse initiatives of UAE esp in clean energy and waste management via ambassador reports. Its inspiring to see UAE stressing upon clean renewable energy and energy efficiency. Targeting 24% energy from clean sources by 2021 and 75% by 2050 is ambitious and I am sure UAE would be up to its commitments in the time allocated :)
Posted 29-12-2015 15:23