Latest / DEWA Podcasts / Dubai Supreme Council of Energy’s 95th meeting reviews progress in achieving the emirate’s sustainable development goals

Transcript

Dubai Supreme Council of Energy’s 95th meeting reviews progress in achieving the emirate’s sustainable development goals · DEWA Podcasts

• 0:00
  The main point of this press release is that
• 0:02
  His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum,
• 0:06
  chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy,
• 0:09
  chaired the council's 95th meeting, which was
• 0:12
  held virtually. During the meeting, the council
• 0:15
  reviewed Dubai's progress in achieving the Emirates'
• 0:18
  sustainable development goals and approved the
• 0:21
  2025 greenhouse gas emission results. Yes, and
• 0:26
  the meeting was attended by His Excellency Saeed
• 0:29
  Mohammed Al -Tayr, Vice Chairman of the Council,
• 0:32
  along with His Excellency Ahmed Bouti Al -Muherbi,
• 0:35
  Secretary General of the Council. It also included
• 0:39
  Council members His Excellency Marwan bin Galita,
• 0:42
  Director General of Dubai Municipality, His Excellency
• 0:46
  Abdullah bin Qalban, Managing Director of Emirates
• 0:49
  Global Aluminum, His Excellency Hussein Luka,
• 0:53
  chief executive officer of Emirates National
• 0:55
  Oil Company, Juan Pablo Frehley, general manager
• 0:59
  of Dubai Petroleum and Dubai Supply Authority,
• 1:02
  and Muna Al -Osaimi, chief executive officer
• 1:05
  of the strategy and corporate governance sector
• 1:07
  at Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority. The
• 1:10
  release states that Dubai's 2025 greenhouse gas
• 1:14
  emission results showed a continued reduction
• 1:17
  in the Emirates' carbon footprint. This progress
• 1:20
  was linked to a higher share of clean energy,
• 1:23
  more effective electricity and water management,
• 1:26
  enhanced operational efficiency, and the wider
• 1:29
  adoption of environmentally friendly vehicles.
• 1:32
  Another important point was the Council's review
• 1:35
  of the feasibility of producing sustainable aviation
• 1:38
  fuel from organic waste in Dubai. This would
• 1:42
  support global efforts to increase the share
• 1:44
  of sustainable aviation fuel blended with conventional
• 1:47
  jet fuel. while also reinforcing circular economy
• 1:50
  practices in the Emirate. His Excellency Saeed
• 1:53
  Mohammed Al -Tayr said, These achievements translate
• 1:57
  the vision of our wise leadership and the directives
• 2:00
  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al
• 2:03
  -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
• 2:05
  the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to consolidate Dubai's
• 2:09
  position as a global benchmark for sustainable
• 2:11
  development and the green economy. He also added
• 2:15
  that the projects under the Dubai Integrated
• 2:17
  Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Carbon Abatement
• 2:21
  Strategy 2030 have demonstrated the effectiveness
• 2:24
  of the Emirates' strategic direction. These initiatives
• 2:27
  have attracted local and international private
• 2:29
  sector investment and supported projects in solar
• 2:32
  energy, battery storage, green hydrogen, waste
• 2:36
  -to -energy, waste recycling, and green buildings.
• 2:39
  Finally, Al -Muherbi emphasized that Dubai's
• 2:42
  governance model, refined over the past 15 years,
• 2:45
  has played a central role in achieving strong
• 2:48
  results. He noted that programs and initiatives
• 2:50
  under the Dubai demand -side management strategy
• 2:53
  have contributed to tangible reductions in electricity
• 2:56
  and water consumption through a clear roadmap
• 2:59
  in place since 2012.