Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 47

23-Nov-2009

UAE/GENERAL

UAE Leads Gulf Renewable Energy Drive, But Emissions Challenge Looms

With the historic climate summit in Copenhagen just two weeks away, the Gulf is at a crossroads on the climate change issue. On the one hand some governments, especially Abu Dhabi, have pushed an aggressive energy diversification agenda and invested heavily in the renewable sector. But at the same time per capita energy use and CO2 emissions remain high, with the...