The authorities in Dubai have doubled their target to reduce carbon emissions by 33 percent in 2020.
According to Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, the emirate exceeded the target of the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2021 by more than double which aimed to reduce carbon emissions by 16 percent. With this, Dubai is on track to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.
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Al Tayer said the organizations under the umbrella of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy will cotninue work together to achieve the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai a global hub for green economy and sustainable development.
The Emirate will achieve the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100 percent of energy from clean energy sources by 2050.
The Dubai Demand Side Management Strategy, which aims to reduce electricity and water demand by 30 percent by 2030.
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The factors cited for this achievement include increasing the share of clean and renewable energy capacity, which is now 11.38 percent of Dubai’s energy mix, and the expansion of district cooling which saved 650 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2020 as well as incentives that have increased the use of electric vehicles.
Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Secretary-General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, said that this achievement underlines the importance of the efforts to mitigate climate change and global warming. (AW)
