In a step towards achieving the UN?s sustainable goals aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting the use of new technologies, the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has entered a strategic partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA)
The agreement was signed by DoE?s undersecretary Mohammed Juma Bin Jarsh Al Falasi and IEA?s executive director Dr Fatih Birol at the IEA?s headquarters in Paris.
This memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to promote knowledge exchange and resource development with a focus on training, capacity building and participation in international events and conferences related to the energy sector.
Mohammed bin Jarsh AlFalasi said, ?This partnership will allow us to face future challenges by using the latest and most efficient technologies, exchanging experiences and developing our national expertise to strengthen the capacity of the energy sector in Abu Dhabi.?
The agreement is expected to open new doors and increase the energy sector?s attractiveness among international investors in Abu Dhabi.
Dr Fatih Birol commented, ?Abu Dhabi is re-evaluating its current suite of policies and regulations to incentivise investment in clean energy.?
As per the agreement, DoE will be invited to participate in meetings of the relevant standing groups on global energy issues such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030. DoE will be encouraged to join IEA?s energy technology cooperation programs.
To bolster the DoE?s modelling capacity, IEA and DoE will explore the possibility to design and implement a secondment programme by inviting a nominated modellers to join one of its long-term modelling teams.
The agreement is one of a series of steps undertaken by the Abu Dhabi?s DoE to enhance its role in global energy sector, following a visit by a DoE delegation to China in March and a participation in the Energy Hanover conference and the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) in April 2019.
