High-level dialogue on energy highlights UAE’s policies, projects

High-level dialogue on energy highlights UAE’s policies, projects

The Environment Business Majlis held a special session dedicated to the High-level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE), co-hosted by Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. The meeting brought together stakeholders from the UAE's energy sector, such as Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Tabreed, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Masdar, and Bee'ah. Representatives of the World Green Economy organisation (WGEO) also attended the event. The aim of the session was to brief the audience on the HLDE, which will be hosted during the UN General Assembly, as well as their potential contributions to the UAE energy compact – a set of voluntary actions and commitments targeting energy transition and increasing clean energy accessibility. The UAE is a Global Theme Champion for the HLDE, leading the process of enabling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through inclusive, just energy transition. The meeting kicked off with opening remarks by Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Ms Ogunbiyi, and Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of ENEC. The agenda also featured an overview of the HLDE by Minoru