Suhail Al Mazrouei affirms UAE’s commitment to support Paris Agreement

GOA-INDIA / WAM

Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, concluded a three-day visit to Goa, India, where he participated in multiple high-level events that aimed to drive the global energy transition agenda in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
The visit was part of the UAE’s collaborative approach to tackling global challenges and driving sustainable development.
The highlight of the Minister’s visit was the G20 Energy Transitions Ministerial Meeting which included the participation of energy ministers from the G20 and other invited countries to address energy transition challenges while advancing collective socioeconomic development.
Al Mazrouei said, “The UAE aspires to be a role model for an ambitious yet pragmatic transition to clean energy sources. We continue to meet today’s global energy needs while investing heavily in the clean energy systems of tomorrow.”
He added, “The UAE energy sector has seen major developments to ensure we are on track to achieve our net-zero target and reflect more progressive climate action. Earlier this month, we updated the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, which sets ambitious targets for the year 2030, including tripling the contribution of renewable energy in our energy mix, increasing energy use efficiency of individuals and corporates up to 45%, increasing the contribution of clean energy generation to 32% of our energy mix, and achieving a grid emission factor of 0.27 kg Co2/kWh, making the UAE one of the lowest emitters, compared to the global average.”
On the sidelines of the G20 meetings, the 14th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and 8th Mission Innovation (MI) meetings were also held in Goa under the theme ‘Advancing Clean Energy Together’.
Al Mazrouei participated in the CEM/MI joint plenary and highlighted the UAE’s priorities for the upcoming Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
He said, “As the host of COP28, the UAE perceives the global energy transition as a front-and-centre focus for its presidency and will work with all participants to help make a concerted push to triple renewable energy capacity and double the production of hydrogen by 2030, in line with the global priority of reducing emissions by 43% by 2030 to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement.”