Abu Dhabi: COP28 president designate and UAE minister for trade and superior know-how, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, on Wednesday urged the oil and gasoline trade to eradicate methane emissions by 2030 and undertake complete internet zero plans by 2050.
Addressing the UAE Local weather Tech discussion board, Al Jaber emphasised the importance of lowering methane emissions, which account for round 30% of worldwide temperature rise for the reason that industrial revolution.
Al Jaber known as for a phase-out of emissions throughout all sectors, together with transportation, agriculture, and heavy trade, whereas investing in zero-carbon options. He reiterated the necessity to scale back emissions by 43% by 2030, regardless of rising vitality demand attributable to world inhabitants development.
He careworn the significance of implementing sensible actions primarily based on COP negotiations and highlighted the function of know-how in attaining emission discount targets with out hindering financial progress. He famous that clear tech investments surpassed $1 trillion in 2022, and with supportive insurance policies, local weather applied sciences may double their contribution to world development whereas eradicating as much as 25 billion tonne of carbon emissions yearly.
Al Jaber underscored the necessity to put money into hydrogen and carbon seize applied sciences, as renewables alone can’t tackle emissions from cement, metal, and aluminum crops, which make up 30% of worldwide emissions. He urged policymakers to incentivize know-how corporations to commercialize carbon seize applied sciences.
Emphasizing a simply transition and local weather finance for the World South, Al Jaber mentioned that know-how adoption needs to be made extra accessible, accessible, and inexpensive to assist probably the most susceptible communities transition to a low-carbon financial improvement mannequin.
(The reporter is in Abu Dhabi for UAE Local weather Tech on the invitation of UAE’s Ministry of Trade and Superior Know-how, ADNOC, and Abu Dhabi Future Vitality Firm.)
Up to date: 10 Could 2023, 04:23 PM IST