Abu Dhabi: Three days of high-level debates and product innovation showcases are underway as the World Future Energy Summit 2025, the foremost regional event advancing clean energy and sustainability hosted by Masdar and part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, officially opened today at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
According to Emirates News Agency, during an all-female session focused on the transformative impact women in leadership and entrepreneurship are having in the decarbonisation of energy systems, attendees learned of the risks associated with overlooking a gender that represents close to half the world's population. Moderated by Isabel O'Brien, Editor of Privitas and Co-Founder of the Association of Women in Business Journalism, the session opened the two-day Pathways to 1.5C Forum.
'As far as carbon capture and net zero technologies are concerned, we're told 50 per cent of the tech required to get us to net zero either has not yet been invented or is sitting early-stage at universities and research centres,' said Beena Sharma, the CEO and Co-Founder of CCU International, whose carbon capture technologies are helping businesses achieve their carbon reduction goals.
With the 2016 Paris Agreement requesting every enrolled party to outline and communicate their ongoing climate actions every five years, parties must formally begin submitting new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat this year. To date, only four countries - the UAE, the USA, Brazil, and Botswana - have submitted new NDCs covering 2025 through 2029.
While gradually reducing national emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change in accordance with best available sciences remain the long-term objectives of NDCs, regional representatives of Greenpeace and the Emirates Nature-WWF were among experts at the Pathways to 1.5C Forum to collectively call for increased urgency and ambition.
Eng Ahmed Alkaabi, Undersecretary Assistant for Electricity, Water and Future Energy Sector at the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, used his keynote at the Summit's Water Conference to call for effective management of water, energy, and food resources to ensure long-term sustainability.
A short walk from an exhibition of a Tesla Cybertruck, the eMobility stage witnessed a series of fascinating panel discussions, including a deep dive into autonomous vehicles and what the future looks like for electric vehicles (EVs) and consumer adoption.
Global CMX, a leading international energy and government relations firm, has officially launched its UAE expansion during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. This expansion coincides with the UAE and Australia's recently signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), unlocking new opportunities for cross-border investments in renewable energy, green fuels, and green data technologies.
To mark the International Renewable Energy Agency's (IRENA) first 'Innovation Day' in the Middle East, experts, policymakers, and other stakeholders gathered to discuss the use of digital technologies to advance the international renewable-based energy transition and support the target of tripling renewable power by 2030.