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COP28 will be held in UAE, and the host is already making sustainability pledges. The oil-rich nation has announced it will triple renewable energy production, in addition to other environmental initiatives, as reported by France24.
While the UAE did not reveal many details about the new policies, which are coming about five months before COP28 in Dubai, the updated national energy strategy will triple the contribution of renewable energy over the next seven years.
The UAE is one of the world’s biggest exporters of crude oil but has now put in place strategies for hydrogen and electric cars. It aims to “consolidate the country’s position as a producer and exporter of low-emission hydrogen over the next eight years” by strengthening supply chains and infrastructure and establishing a research and development center. Also in the works is a national network of charging stations for electric vehicles.
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum revealed that up to 200 billion dirhams (US$54 billion) will be invested to meet growing electricity demand.
COP28 will come up in November, with about 200 nations discussing tackling global warming and its impacts.
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