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12.6. With the highest portfolio of renewables in the region, the UAE is a front-runner in the clean energy transition within the GCC. In 2019, the UAE's total clean energy capacity was 1,875 MW, which increased to 4,500 MW in 2020.

12.7. The UAE launched the "Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap" in 2021, targeting a 25% global market share of low carbon hydrogen by 2030. For the UAE, hydrogen is expected to be a key enabler of the "UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative". The unveiling of the Hydrogen Leadership Roadmap came during the UN Climate Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

12.8. The UAE became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa region to announce a net zero strategic initiative by 2050 in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement. The Net Zero Initiative focuses creating a vibrant ecosystem transiting towards a new model of sustainable economic growth that leverages research, development, innovation, and clean technology in many different key sectors including energy, economy, industry, infrastructure, transport, waste, agriculture, and the environment.

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12.9. The UAE has committed to increase the contribution of clean energy in its total energy mix from 25% to 50% by 2050, with the highest proportion coming from renewable sources (44%). The UAE also aims to improve efficiency by 40% compared to the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario by 2050.

12.10. National Water and Energy Demand Side Management (DSM): The UAE's DSM program launched in 2021 followed by a detailed plan to target a 40% reduction in energy and a 50% reduction in water over the BAU scenario by 2050.

12.11. The first UAE solar project was launched in 2009, Masdar 10 MW Photovoltaic (PV) plant and today the UAE is developing the world's largest solar power plant in Abu Dhabi, the 2 GW Al Dhafra Photovoltaic (PV) Plant.

12.12. The sustainable clean energy technology portfolio includes solar, waste to energy, nuclear, hydrogen, hydropower, and biofuel/biogas, and continues to explore wind and geothermal energies.

12.24. In the transportation sector, the UAE aims to leverage AI technologies to enable smart mobility, increase private sector investment in the transport sector by more 20%, and reduce pollution through green AI applications.

15.4. The World Expo 2020 Dubai will provide enormous opportunities for global leaders to drive new partnerships and uncover creative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges, such as energy security, sustainable agriculture and food security, infectious disease and pandemics, and climate change, among others.

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