Reportedly, Dubai unveiled on Sunday a plan to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030, a move seen to provide a major fillip to the national drive to achieve the net-zero goal by 2050.
The Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2030, approved by The Supreme Council of Energy, aligns with the UAE Net-Zero Goal by 2050, a strategic initiative announced in October 2021.
While further cementing the UAE’s leadership on climate change, the drive seeks to comply with the Paris Agreement, which calls on countries to prepare long-term strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the rise in global temperature to 1.5C compared to pre-industrial levels.
The UAE has committed an investment of over Dh600 billion in renewable energy as it pivots its economy to a clean future path and aims to emerge as the first Middle East and North Africa nation to do so.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), chaired the Council’s 68th meeting, which took place online. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, vice-chairman of the DSCE; Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, secretary-general of the DSCE, and other top executives attended the meeting to finalize the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2030.
“In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to increase the share of clean and renewable energy sources as well as achieve the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, the meeting reviewed the plans and roadmap to implement the strategy, using the latest technologies,” said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer.
“The council has started evaluating carbon emissions for the next 10 years, in collaboration with the relevant organizations in Dubai to come up with the required measures to reduce emissions. A roadmap will then define the way to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050,” said Al Tayer
Satellites launch
Hence, the meeting discussed several topics including the successful launch of Dewa-SAT 1, part of Dewa’s Space-D programme launched in January 2021. Dewa is the first utility in the world to use satellites in its operations.
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