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Nawal Al-Hosany

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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Qusai, 27, a Syrian refugee living in Azraq refugee camp, Jordan. Courtesy of UNHCR
We need an energy transition for all peoples

All stakeholders, including governments and private sector must engage to deliver a 'people’s energy transition'

CommentApril 03, 2023
Nawal Al-Hosany
An offshore wind farm in the North Sea, 14 kilometres west of the Danish coast. Global investments in energy transition technologies in 2022 – including energy efficiency – set a new record high. AP
A world that relies on a single source of power leaves itself exposed

Geopolitical instability has laid bare the importance of diversifying the global energy mix

OpinionMarch 02, 2023
Nawal Al-Hosany
The Cop28 UAE logo during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in January. The Emirates is well-placed to drive consensus on finding practical solutions to slash emissions. Reuters
The UAE has been a first mover on sustainability

Although the term didn't enter our discourse until the 1980s, it has always been at the heart of the country's development plans

CommentFebruary 02, 2023
Nawal Al-Hosany
Climate change activists at Extinction Rebellion protests on a beach in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters
It’s time to put youth at the top of the climate agenda

Education is integral to involve more young people to design a climate resilient future

CommentJanuary 05, 2023
Nawal Al-Hosany
Cop moves from Egypt to the UAE in 2023. AFP
Paving the road to Cop28

The most essential task is to bridge the glaring gap between ambition and action

CommentNovember 26, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
Engineers walk next to solar panels in Egypt. Reuters
Turning words into action at Cop27

The UAE is facilitating important discussions about how to bring about practical solutions to the climate crisis

CommentNovember 04, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
A view of solar cells on the rooftop of a hotel in the resort town of Sharm El Sheikh, as the city prepares to host Cop27. Reuters
Collaboration is crucial in energy transition

Successful climate action depends on scaling up investments that require strong partnerships

OpinionSeptember 22, 2022
Francesco La Camera
Emirati women wave UAE flags on the 50th National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai last December. EPA
Women can lead the global energy transition

The UAE continues to show how the road to sustainable development runs through gender equality

CommentAugust 26, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will help the UAE meet its ambitious targets for renewable energy. Reuters
By prioritising people, the UAE has set the benchmark in the energy ecosystem

Only by putting people first can the UAE's energy transition benefit all

CommentJuly 25, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
Activists with CO2 letters illuminated with flames in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in May. AP Photo
We were first warned about C02 emissions in 1851. Why didn't we listen?

Our planet is 1.1°C warmer than it was almost 200 years ago. Yet, it's not too late to change course

CommentJune 29, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
A visitor stands outside the Emirates Pavilion on the last day of Expo 2020 Dubai on March 31. AFP
Expo 2020 Dubai may be over, but a new era is upon us

A new world will continue to take shape long after the six-month-long global fair

CommentApril 05, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
More countries are signing onto agreements to transition their energy resources away from carbon-intensive methods. AFP
The energy transition years are coming - will we seize them?

International collaboration has helped us recover from financial crises, and it can help save us from the climate crisis

CommentFebruary 08, 2022
Nawal Al-Hosany
Solar energy is finally having its moment on the world stage. AFP
2021 was an outstanding year for green energy, but 2022 will be even better

Most new electricity capacity is going to be renewable, setting the stage for a sustainable future

CommentDecember 27, 2021
Nawal Al-Hosany
Sunset over mangroves in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
The UAE is paving the way for a bold Cop 28

Words are turning into action as the country launches new projects to save the planet

CommentNovember 26, 2021
Nawal Al-Hosany
The Shams Solar Power Station near Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova for The National
The UAE’s 2050 net-zero initiative marks a global turning point

The $160bn investment into clean energy solutions will resonate in the country and around the world

CommentOctober 09, 2021
Nawal Al-Hosany
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