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INTRODUCTION IN THIS MAGAZINE , YOU WOULD SEE ABOUT THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF UAE AND OTHERS VIEWS ABOUT IT. WE WOULD SEE HOW UAE HAS PLANNED AND START DEVELOPING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE .
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FUTURE SUSTAINABILILTY OF UAE
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x Renewable energy is key requirement to the sustainability, and stands at the forefront of ƵďĂŝ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ h ͛Ɛ strategic priorities. The UAE lead the efforts to adopt the latest innovations that address climate change, mitigate the effects of global warming, and plays a major role in supporting the United Nations. .Sustainable Development Goals 2030. x The UAE Energy Strategy 2050 aims to achieve an energy mix that combines renewable and clean energy sources to balance economic requirements and environmental goals. The UAE will invest AED 600 billion until 2050 to meet the growing energy demand and ensure the sustainable growth of economy.
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LAUNCHING THE SOLAR PARK In January 2012, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the launch of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. The Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world, with a planned capacity of 5,000MW by 2030. Located in Seih Al Dahal, Dubai, the power plant will reduce over 6.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year starting from 2030.
What is the Project? The Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world, with a planned capacity of 5,000MW by 2030. Located in Seih Al Dahal, Dubai, the power plant will reduce over 6.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year starting from 2030.
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The solar park uses a range of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies. Besides, it also includes an Innovation Centre and it is home to one of the largest Research & Development centres in the region, which includes PV solar and CSP testing facilities and a solar-powered water desalination plant.
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GREEN ECONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN UAE The initiative includes a range of programmes and policies in the areas of energy, agriculture, investment and sustainable transport in addition to new environmental and constructional policies. The first field of green energy aims to promote the production and use of renewable energy. The second field includes government policies aimed to encourage investments in green economy and to facilitate the production, import, export and re-export of green products and technologies. The third field relates to developing urban planning policies that preserve the environment and to raise the efficiency of housing and buildings environmentally. The fourth field consists of means for dealing with the effects of climate change, promote organic agriculture, maintain biodiversity and protect the ecological balance. The fifth field aims at rationalising the use of water resources, electricity and natural resources and recycle waste.
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MAKING JET FUEL FROM SUGARCANE : :Ğƚ ĂŝƌƉůĂŶĞ ƚƌĂǀĞů ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ fastest-growing greenhouse gas emissions sources. For this and other reasons, including concerns about oil price spikes, there is growing interest in producing jet fuel from nonpetroleum sources. Researchers at the University of Illinois are working on making jet fuel from sugarcane, 2 low-cost source. But they an abundant and are doing it with a twist. Instead of fermenting cane juice into an alcohol-based fuel, as Brazil already does for motor vehicles, they have engineered the cane to produce oil that can be used to make biodiesel.
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tŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ƉŽƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ ŶŽǁ ĞdžĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ ƐĞǀĞŶ ďŝůůŝŽŶ͕ we enter an age where we must manage our resources more wisely and more sustainably. How we, as a society, can achieve this poses many complicated questions. Can we provide enough water, food and energy to sustain a growing world? Will we be able to grow the economy so ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŵĞĞƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ŶĞĞĚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŽĚĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ compromising the ability of future generations to be healthy and to prosper?
Over the past year, there has been considerable dialogue ĂďŽƵƚ ͞ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͟ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƵƌďĂŶŝƐĞƐ Ăƚ Ă rapidly increasing rate. Estimates suggest by 2030, as many as five billion people, or 60 pĞƌ ĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ population, will live in cities. Such a trend will place greater stress on our resources such as land, water, food and energy. Nevertheless, I am confident we can still achieve economic growth sustainably and responsibly. We need, however, to rethink the way we produce and consume, energy, water and food.
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With the rising demand for energy across the world, countries must capitalise on all of their energy sources to create more balanced and resilient energy portfolios. We must make conventional sources of energy, such as oil and gas, cleaner and more efficient. Meanwhile, we have to complement these finite supplies with the scaling of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. KŶ Ă ƉůĂŶĞƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŽŶůLJ ϯ ƉĞƌ ĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ 2 ǁĂƚĞƌ ŝƐ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ͛ ŶĞĞĚƐ͕ ǁĞ ŵƵƐƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ the research and development of new technologies, such as desalination powered by renewable energy, to ensure plentiful supplies of water so communities can continue to thrive and grow. We are well aware of this in the UAE, where 3 per cent of total electricity in Abu Dhabi alone goes towards desalination Ͷ and with water consumption expected to increase at 5 per cent annually, we need solutions other than gas to fuel that new capacity.
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With two billion more people set to join us here on Earth by 2050, we need to find new farming methods and food distribution systems, in rural and urban areas, to feed this rapidly growing world. The UAE finds itself in the middle of this conversation: After all, our country imports 85 per cent of its food to meet local demand. None of the above issues, which together form the water, energy and food security nexus, should be in a silo. They are all intertwined and require new ideas and collaboration from everyone across all segments of society. Furthermore, new innovations can help us address these problems and in turn generate new opportunities for economic growth and employment around the world.
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With these aforementioned problems and potential solutions in mind, the UAE is proud ƚŽ ŚŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ͛Ɛ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ focused on sustainability issues Ͷ Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). Experts and thought leaders in academia, business, government and civil society meet over several days to arrive at solutions to these most pressing economic, environmental and social issues. At ADSW 2013, we welcomed more than 30,000 participants from 150 countries. In January, we will accommodate even more attendees at ADSW 2014 to expand the debate about how we can continue sustainable development as the world confronts more environmental pressures in .>1C9 the coming decades.
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With less than two months to go before ADSW begins on January 18, 2014, expect to hear more about the water, energy and food security nexus, along with additional pressing sustainability issues. We will evaluate the business, technological, financial and social factors in our quest to reach sustainable and responsible solutions that make both environmental and economic sense. To frame this discussion, I invite you to join us on ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͕ ͚dŚĞ ZŽĂĚ ƚŽ ďƵ ŚĂďŝ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ tĞĞŬ͕͛ ŚĞƌĞ in Gulf News. This weekly column will host political leaders, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, leading academics and heads of global organisations, who will share various perspectives on what they believe sustainability means and their proposed solutions to building a more secure future.
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We selected this cross-section of thinkers because the road to a cleaner, prosperous and more sustainable world requires much effort and thought from leaders from all backgrounds. For example, governments can design regulations and incentives that help the scale of clean technologies such as renewable energy. dŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚŝĞƐ ŽĨĨĞƌ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ŝŶ cutting-edge innovations and theories on how we can address a hotter and more crowded world. Businesses are adept at creating market-based solutions crucial for everything from expanding access to clean water to constructing better and more energy-efficient buildings. Civil society can provide environmental and social expertise while ensuring all of these problems will be discussed with the goal of a more inclusive society in mind.
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The UAE has accomplished much in economic development, health care and education since we achieved independence just over 40 years ago. ADSW now places our country in a unique position to not only contribute, but to lead the global conversation on sustainability. I look forward to the thoughts our guest authors will share in this column to provoke more thoughtful conversations related to sustainable development as our important event grows closer and we work together to solve some of the ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƉƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘ Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is UAE Minister of ^ƚĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ K ŽĨ DĂƐĚĂƌ͕ ďƵ ŚĂďŝ͛Ɛ ƌĞŶĞǁĂďůĞ energy company.
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THE MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE ² DUBAI
A PLACE TO EXPLORE, LEARN AND CREATE The Museum of the Future will be a place of tolerance, inviting varied cultural, philosophical, social and spiritual outlooks. It will also a be place of learning, where you join us in exploring the challenges and opportunities shaping our times, and finding solutions for a better
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A DYNAMIC MIX OF EXPERIENCES FOR EVERYONE The Museum of the Future will have floors dedicated to distinct experiences. Three floors of immersive exhibitions will focus on the possible futures of outer space resource development, ecosystems and bioengineering; and health, wellness, and spirituality. Another floor will showcase near-future technologies that will transform our world by addressing challenges in areas such as health, water, food, transportation and energy. The final floor will be dedicated for children, where they will explore and solve challenges in their RZQ LQLPLWDEOH ZD\ WR EHFRPH RXU ³IXWXUH KHURHV´
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All-in-all, the museum will be a place for learning. And, from what we can see at its exhibitions at the World Government Summit over the past five years, including ŝƚƐ ͚,ƵŵĂŶƐ Ϯ͘Ϭ͕͛ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďŽĚLJ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ͚ ůŝŵĂƚĞ ŚĂŶŐĞ ZĞŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĚ͗ ƵďĂŝ ϮϬϱϬ͛ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐĞƵŵ will challenge big issues and explore technological advancements.
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The Museum of the Future will have a number of floors dedicated to different experiences. There will be three floors with immersive exhibitions focusing on potential futures of outer space resource development, ecosystems and bioengineering, along with and health and wellbeing. As for futuristic tech , soother will showcase near future technologies that aims to transform the world, addressing challenges in areas such as health, water, food, transportation and energy. The last floor is all about the little ones, dedicated to children to explore and solve challenges in their own ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŽƵƌ ͚ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŚĞƌŽĞƐ͛͘
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MASDAR CITY
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Masdar &LW\ LV RQH RI WKH ZRUOG·V PRVW VXVWDLQDEOH urban communities, a low-carbon development made up of a rapidly growing clean-tech cluster, business free zone and residential neighbourhood with restaurants, shops and public green spaces. 0DVGDU·V SKLORVRSK\ of urban development is based on the three pillars of economic, social and environmental sustainability. Masdar City is a ¶JUHHQSULQW· IRU WKH VXVWDLQDEOH GHYHORSPHQW RI FLWLHV through the application of real-world solutions in energy and water efficiency, mobility and the reduction of waste. Masdar City is open to the public and welcomes tourists, residents, students, academics, entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors to its collaborative environment, which encourages people to live, work and play sustainably.
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