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Nawal Al-Hosany

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Dr Nawal Al-Hosany is permanent representative of the UAE to the International Renewable Energy Agency

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Al Wasl Plaza’s trellis design was inspired by an ancient golden ring found in the Saruq Al Hadid site by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. It also reflects the intertwined logo of Expo 2020.
What Dubai Expo will teach you about sustainability

This will be one of the most sustainable world fairs in history

CommentSeptember 24, 2021
An Emirati female engineer. Courtesy Emirates Global Aluminium
We need more Emirati women to join the industries of the future

Their contributions will be vital to realising the UAE's economic potential

CommentAugust 26, 2021
Local residents attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki on Evia island in Greece. AFP
A new UN climate report could not be clearer - we must act now

Human-induced effects can be changed, given the right incentives

CommentAugust 10, 2021
The UAE has invested heavily in sustainable technologies in recent years. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National
The UAE is an obvious choice to host Cop28

The Emirates is already a global convener of choice for urgent international dialogue

CommentJuly 06, 2021
A Hyundai Motor's Nexo hydrogen car is fuelled at a hydrogen station in Seoul, South Korea. Irena suggests that costs for green hydrogen could fall to a level that makes it competitive with other fuels within a decade. Reuters
For UAE, early adoption of green hydrogen is a game-changer

Hydrogen is a versatile energy carrier and will play a vital role in the global energy transformation

CommentMay 15, 2021
HI-RES. US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry with UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, during a visit to Shams solar plant, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates April 3, 2021. Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change
Kerry visit is next step in UAE-US bilateral climate action

The two countries are using their long-standing ties for the good of the planet

CommentApril 04, 2021
Activists march through downtown Los Angeles in a climate change rally in 2019. AFP
Women should be on the frontlines of climate action

When it comes to renewable energy – perhaps more than any other sector – the case for involving more women in the workforce that will shape the way we live in the years ahead could not be clearer

CommentMarch 08, 2021
Renewable energy technologies create jobs up and down the supply chain, spurring sustainable socioeconomic development. Getty
This is the Paris Agreement's moment

With the US back in and Irena member states committed to slowing climate change, the 2020s will become a defining decade

CommentMarch 02, 2021
Joe Biden walks past solar panels while touring the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire, in 2019. Reuters
In 2021, expect to see a renewables revolution

With governments investing in green recovery plans to create jobs and cut emissions, the wheels have been set in motion

CommentFebruary 03, 2021
Sunset at the Souq Al Anshetah Masjid Mosque at the New Mina Port area in Abu Dhabi. Humans have always relied on the sun. Victor Besa / The National
UAE is putting the sun back at the centre of our world
CommentJanuary 24, 2021
epa08912539 A woman holds a solar panel as she rides on the back of the motorbike in Yangon, Myanmar, 31 December 2020. EPA/NYEIN CHAN NAING
Why renewables took off during a tough year for the energy sector

Investor interest in clean energy is soaring, and the world needs to seize the moment

CommentJanuary 11, 2021
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Pawan Singh / The National
The UAE is a global role model in sustainability and renewable energy

The UAE has in a short span invested heavily in clean energy and other nations need to think about following suit

CommentOctober 08, 2020
Since 2015, the GCC’s renewable project pipeline has reached almost 7 GW of new power generation capacity by 2018. Andrew Henderson / The National
What it takes to power the Middle East’s renewables revolution

The UAE’s comprehensive approach to hitting ambitious sustainability and renewable energy targets over the next 50 years is a blueprint for other responsible countries

CommentOctober 08, 2020
We must engage more women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, particularly as they relate to renewables. Jaime Puebla for The National
Renewables revolution must fuel a brighter future for women and youth

The sector must be accessible to women, youth, minorities and others who have historically been left behind

CommentOctober 08, 2020
The futuristic library of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi. Nicole Hill / The National
Coronavirus: Without renewable energy, we cannot build the world anew

Seeing through the global energy transition in time to avoid cataclysmic climate change requires intensified international co-operation

CommentOctober 08, 2020
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