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World Green Economy Summit 2026 shifts the dialogue from success to wider impact · DEWA Podcasts

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  The 12th World Green Economy Summit, under the
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  patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
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  Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
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  of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, carries the theme
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  From Success to Scale, showcasing the green economy.
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  The key question is how to move from proven green
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  models to large -scale implementation. The Climate
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  Policy Initiative says global climate finance
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  surpassed $2 trillion for the first time in 2024,
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  but growth must quicken. The summit is organized
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  by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority, and the World
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  Green Economy Organization on the 21st and 22nd
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  of October, 2026, at the Dubai World Trade Center.
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  Global experiences have demonstrated that the
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  solutions needed to drive the green economy already
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  exist, and the priority now is to accelerate
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  their implementation, scale them up, and amplify
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  their impact. The World Green Economy Summit
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  2026 reflects this stage of progress by bringing
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  together policymakers and decision -makers, investors,
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  experts, and innovators to share proven models,
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  explore financing and partnership opportunities,
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  and foster the international cooperation required
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  to transform individual achievements into a broader
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  and sustainable shift that benefits both current
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  and future generations. This approach also reflects
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  the evolution of various green economy sectors
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  into established markets, offering growing economic
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  opportunities, as the green transition is no
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  longer solely about achieving environmental goals,
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  but has also become a pathway to growth, innovation,
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  and enhanced competitiveness. The summit covers
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  seven topics across four pillars, energy technology
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  and infrastructure, business strategy and transition,
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  water and food security, and finance. plus three
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  cross -cutting themes, artificial intelligence,
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  governance, and system enablers.