COP28 President-designate calls on Germany, all international partners to unite around pragmatic, well-managed and just energy transition

  • Date: 29-Mar-2023
  • Source: Emirates News Agency
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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COP28 President-designate calls on Germany, all international partners to unite around pragmatic, well-managed and just energy transition

ABU DHABI, 29th March, 2023 (WAM) -- Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-designate, delivered the keynote speech at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023 (BETD), during which he called on Germany and the international community to come to unite around a pragmatic and just energy transition that maintains energy security today while building the energy system of tomorrow.

Dr. Al Jaber also continued his calls to expand partnerships and explore all renewable energy sources.

The BETD is an annual international forum that enables discussion of how to deliver a safe, affordable and environmentally responsible global energy transition. This year's event was attended by government and business leaders, representatives from civil society groups, scientists, and delegations from more than 60 nations.

During his address, Dr. Al Jaber emphasised that, “We must triple renewable energy capacity over the next seven years and expand it six times by 2040 to 50,000 terawatt hours. Renewable energy is transforming the power sector – providing almost 90 percent of all new generating capacity last year. We need to build on that growth.”

During his address, Dr. Al Jaber highlighted Germany and the UAE’s “shared vision for the future of renewable energy.”

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