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HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurates 12th World Green Economy Summit in Dubai · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we discuss the 12th World Green Economy
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  Summit, held at the Dubai World Trade Center
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  on the 21st and 22nd of October, 2026. Under
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  the patronage 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, His Highness
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  Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of
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  the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, inaugurated
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  the 12th edition of the World Green Economy Summit.
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  and emphasized the importance of international
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  cooperation in supporting the transition to a
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  competitive and sustainable green economy, while
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  balancing economic growth with environmental
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  protection. Organized by the Dubai Supreme Council
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  of Energy, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  and the World Green Economy Organization, the
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  summit carries the theme, From Success to Scale,
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  showcasing the green economy. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohamed Al -Tair. Vice Chairman of the
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  Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, MD and CEO of
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and Chairman
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  of the World Green Economy Organization, delivered
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  the opening keynote. In his opening speech, His
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  Excellency said, It gives me great pleasure to
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  welcome you to the 12th edition of the World
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  Green Economy Summit, held under the patronage
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. I would like to begin
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  by extending my sincere appreciation and gratitude
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  to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Sa 'id al -Maktoum
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  for honoring the summit with his presence. I
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  also warmly welcome the guests of Dubai and the
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  United Arab Emirates. His Excellency then added,
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  guided by the inspiring vision of the wise leadership
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al
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  -Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum, Vice
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  President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler
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  of Dubai, the UAE has continued to consolidate
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  its global standing in sustainability and climate
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  action, while strengthening its leadership in
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  building a sustainable green economy that stands
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  as a global model for development and future
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  prosperity. This year's summit theme, From Success
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  to Scale, showcasing the green economy, embodies
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  our ambition to move from the pioneering phase
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  to the phase of global empowerment. Today, the
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  question is no longer whether the green economy
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  is the right choice, but how we can accelerate
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  its adoption, broaden its reach, and amplify
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  its impact so that it becomes a leading driver
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  of sustainable development and economic prosperity
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  around the world. His Excellency added, His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum states
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  in his book, Life Has Taught Me, Lessons from
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  Life, Part 2 The trust people place in our country
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  is the currency of the future. It is what will
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  attract investors and talent in artificial intelligence.
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  It is what will bring us global partners in energy.
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  It is what will give us access to the best technologies
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  and investments in water. Trust is a scarce currency
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  in our time, and its scarcity gives it immense
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  value. If we lose it, we lose our most important
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  national capital we possess. Through its pioneering
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  achievements, the UAE has demonstrated that this
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  trust is not merely an intangible value, but
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  a strategic asset that has translated into global
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  investments, partnerships, and advanced technologies,
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  all contributing to a more sustainable future.
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  We also highlight the UAE's trusted leading position
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  in climate action and the green economy, exemplified
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  by the historic UAE consensus reached at COP28,
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  the UN climate change conference that was hosted
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  by our nation. His Excellency added, ambition
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  has transformed into tangible achievements and
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  figures that reflect the accelerating transition
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  to clean energy that accounted for 32 .4 % of
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  the electricity generation mix in the UAE in
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  2025. In Dubai, we continue to accelerate progress
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  toward a sustainable future. This year, we reached
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  25 .8%, surpassing the original 2030 target,
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  and we aim to raise this figure to 36 % by 2030,
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  ultimately achieving 100 % clean energy production
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  capacity by 2050. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai which is the world's
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  largest single -site solar park with total investments
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  of 50 billion dirhams by 2030, stands as an integrated
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  model of the green economy and sustainable development.
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  It brings together clean power generation with
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  research, development, testing and innovation
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  in renewable energy, energy storage and green
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  hydrogen, as well as green data centres and AI
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  applications. And on taking that model to global
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  markets, His Excellency added, Through its pioneering
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  experience in the energy and water sectors, Dubai
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  offers a practical model for scaling the green
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  economy, drawing on its accumulated expertise
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  in delivering major projects in energy, water,
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  clean energy, digital transformation, and innovation.
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  Alongside His Excellency Al -Tayr, the opening
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  ceremony featured Her Highness Sheikha Dr. Shama
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  bint Muhammad bin Khalid al -Nahyan, Chairperson
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  of the Board of Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid al
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  -Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions.
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  Her Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah al -Dahak,
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  Minister of Climate Change and Environment. His
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  Excellency Abdullah Balala, Assistant Minister
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  of Foreign Affairs, Energy and Sustainability.
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  And Darren Kimura, President and CEO of AI Squared.
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  Global energy investment is expected to reach
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  around 3 .4 trillion U .S. dollars in 2026, around
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  2 .2 trillion U .S. dollars of it for clean energy,
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  power grids and storage, nearly double the combined
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  investment in oil, gas and coal, while the market
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  value of the global green economy surpassed 10
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  trillion U .S. dollars by mid -2026. Day two
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  also brings green finance in GCC countries, clean
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  water solutions and the next cycle of the Emirates
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  Energy Award. From success to scale then. Turning
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  ideas into projects, projects into impact and
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  impact into scalable solutions.