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Dubai Supreme Council of Energy reviews ‘Circle Dubai’ waste-reduction initiative and the 'Zero-Emissions Public Transportation in Dubai 2050' strategy • Council’s 91st meeting was chaired by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum · DEWA Podcasts

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  Good day and welcome to Dubai Energy Update.
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  Today we bring you important developments from
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  the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy's recent
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  meeting. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed
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  Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council
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  of Energy, chaired the 91st meeting of the Council,
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  which was held virtually in the presence of His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr, Vice Chairman
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  of the Council. The Council reviewed Dubai's
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  strategic objectives and discussed several key
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  initiatives that support sustainability in the
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  Emirate and future plans to achieve net zero.
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  Two main pillars were highlighted. Dubai Municipality's
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  Circle Dubai initiative to strengthen waste reduction
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  practices and the latest developments of the
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  RTA's Zero Emissions Public Transportation in
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  Dubai 2050 strategy. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr said, quote, In line with the vision
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  and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, we continue
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  to implement pioneering initiatives and projects
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  that reinforce Dubai's position in clean energy,
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  sustainability and energy efficiency. This supports
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  the objectives of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy
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  2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emission Strategy
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  2050, which aim to provide 100 % of the Emirates'
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  energy production capacity by 2050. The Circle
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  Dubai initiative is a cornerstone in transforming
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  Dubai's waste management system into a circular
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  economy model. leveraging advanced technologies
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  to enhance waste collection, sorting, and recycling
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  processes. Meanwhile, updates to the RTA's Zero
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  Emissions Public Transportation in Dubai 2050
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  strategy also demonstrate strong progress in
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  transforming Dubai's mass transit into a zero
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  -emission fleet by expanding the use of electric
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  and hydrogen vehicles and strengthening supporting
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  infrastructure. This directly contributes to
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  reducing the transport sector's carbon footprint
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  and achieving our ambitious 2050 goals. His Excellency
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  Ahmed Bouti al -Muhambi, Secretary -General of
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  the Council, said, Through its approved strategies
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  and established implementation mechanisms, the
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  Dubai Supreme Council of Energy is committed
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  to evaluating performance to ensure tangible
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  results that support Dubai's long -term vision
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  and strengthen its leading position across all
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  fields of sustainable development and the green
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  economy. That concludes today's Dubai Energy
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  Update. Thank you for listening.