Leading energy industry analyst and sustainability expert has outlined what success will look like for COP28 in the UAE

Leading energy industry analyst and sustainability expert has outlined what success will look like for COP28 in the UAE

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A leading energy industry analyst and sustainability expert has mapped out what success will look like for Cop28 in the UAE. Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy, and author of The Myth of The Oil Crisis, offered his views on the country’s path as it gears up for Cop28, which begins in Dubai at the end of November, and has its own green story to tell. “Per-capita greenhouse gas emissions and energy use are high. But it was the first country in the Middle East to announce a net-zero carbon target, by 2050. It has reduced emissions since 2017, deploying a combination of nuclear and solar power and removing energy subsidies – quite an achievement for a fast-growing economy and population. “A national hydrogen strategy and new, more ambitious NDCs were unveiled in early July, with a carbon capture plan to follow, ” says Mills. With more than 80,000 people expected to attend, this is the Gulf’s first staging of the conference since Doha in 2012. “It would be an attendance record. Attendees range from politicians and climate negotiators to students and inventors; from businesspeople to journalists and environmental activists,” Mills told AGBI. There are many