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The head of the upcoming COP28 climate summit, who also is the chief executive of the UAE’s national oil company, has acknowledged that a reduction in the use of fossil fuels is inescapable. “The phase down of fossil fuels is inevitable,” Sultan al-Jaber said on the sidelines of technical climate …

The European Commission and the United Arab Emirates pledged on Wednesday to build support ahead of this year’s COP28 climate summit for global goals to expand renewable energy, which they said would help countries shift from “unabated” fossil fuels. In a statement agreed after a meeting of officials in Brussels, …

The UAE is a recognised global leader in tackling the challenges related to energy, climate change and sustainable development. Not only in words, but also in its actions with major investments into the development and deployment of renewables and technologies focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Al Jaber is …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Tuesday (May 9) that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions – not the production of oil, gas and coal – at the upcoming United Nations climate change negotiations that it will host this December. The comments reflect deep divisions between nations …

The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation signed three agreements with China National Nuclear Corporation and its subsidiaries during a visit to China. An agreement with Nuclear Power Operations Research Institute will focus on possible collaboration between the two parties in nuclear energy operations and maintenance. The deal signed with the China …

The value of Iran’s non-oil export to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose 28 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (ended on March 20), the spokesman of Trade Development Committee of the Iranian House of Industry, Mining, and Trade announced. Ruhollah Latifi said that importing non-oil goods worth …

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have increased purchases of Russian oil products, Russia’s trade representatives to these countries said at the National Oil and Gas Forum. Russia significantly increased exports of oil products, primarily diesel and fuel oil, to Saudi Arabia in 2022, the trade representative to the …

As public and private entities across the world weigh how to utilise generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, GCC countries are embracing the new tool as a way to transform their education sectors. The November 2022 release of ChatGPT by Silicon Valley-based start-up OpenAI unleashed a wave of excitement and concern …

In a fairy-tale turnaround that few could have foretold, oil prices have soared to multi-year highs, largely aided by strong post-Covid demand, surprise OPEC+ cuts and the disruption caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The petrodollar windfall has really given a boost to previously battered Gulf economies, allowing some Gulf …

The future of the energy industry in the United Arab Emirates is bright and will reach new heights in the future, the oil minister of the UAE, Suhail Al Mazrouei has said. At an event titled “Charting the Future of the UAE’s Energy Sector”, Al Mazrouei said that the UAE …