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Dubai launches clean energy strategy

Xinhua, November 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

Dubai launched on Saturday the Clean Energy Strategy 2050 which aims to increase the share of green energy in the sheikhdom to 75 percent, state news agency WAM reported.

The strategy is scheduled to cost 50 billion dirham (13.62 billion U.S. dollars), the report said.

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) vice president and Emir of Dubai, said the strategy reflects "our commitment in establishing a sustainable model in energy conservation and supporting economic growth without damaging the environment and natural sources."

The strategy aims to provide seven percent of Dubai's energy from clean energy sources by 2020. This share will be 25 percent by 2030 and 75 percent by 2050.

The UAE, a major oil supplier, has one of the highest water consumption per capita rate in the world. Endit