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WGES 2026 explores how artificial intelligence can become a net-positive force for the green economy · DEWA Podcasts

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  The World Green Economy Summit 2026 is exploring
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  how artificial intelligence can become a net
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  positive force for the green economy. The 12th
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  World Green Economy Summit takes place on 21st
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  and 22nd October 2026 at Dubai World Trade Center
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  under the theme From Success to Scale, showcasing
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  the green economy. This year's agenda spans four
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  main pillars. energy technology and infrastructure,
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  business strategy and transition, water and food
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  security, and finance, alongside three cross
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  -cutting themes, artificial intelligence, governance,
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  and system enablers. A major focus is defining
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  the conditions that make AI a true positive force,
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  from setting energy efficiency standards for
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  data centers to deploying AI -driven grid optimization
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  at scale. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyir.
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  Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of
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  Energy, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, and Chairman of World Green Economy
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  Organization said, AI is one of the green economy's
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  most powerful accelerators. However, realizing
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  its full potential depends on our ability to
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  build sustainable energy systems. World Green
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  Economy Summit examines models, strategies and
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  innovative solutions for building smart, resilient
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  infrastructure capable of keeping pace with AI's
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  energy demands. At the same time, AI can enable
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  smarter energy management, strengthen predictive
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  analytics for environmental risk mitigation,
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  improve emissions monitoring and enhance agricultural
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  productivity. World Green Economy Summit underscores
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  the UAE's leading position in adopting AI technologies
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  and integrating them across various aspects of
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  life, underpinned by advanced infrastructure,
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  strong government support and highly developed
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  digital capabilities. Today, AI helps save more
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  than 2 million hours of manual work each month,
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  while reducing operating costs by up to 80%.
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  The summit also showcases the UAE's experience
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  in reshaping operating models across energy,
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  water, and other vital sectors by making AI a
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  key driver of performance, resilience, and efficiency.
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  The urgency is clear. A typical AI -focused data
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  center can consume as much electricity as 100
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  ,000 homes. while global data center electricity
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  demand is expected to more than double to 945
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  terawatt hours by 2030. In short, the summit
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  is positioning AI not only as a growing energy
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  challenge, but also as a practical tool for cleaner,
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  smarter, and more resilient systems, provided
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  it is powered by sustainable infrastructure and
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  renewable energy.