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UAE Plans to Invest $54 Billion in Renewables in Net Zero Push

  • Government to focus on hydrogen as main source of clean energy
  • Prime minister names Mohamed Alsuwaidi as investment minister
A solar projet in Abu Dhabi.
A solar projet in Abu Dhabi.Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

The United Arab Emirates plans to invest as much as $54 billion on renewables over the next seven years as part of efforts to reach net zero emissions by 2050. 

The nation is targeting a threefold increase in the share of energy produced from renewable sources over the period and will focus on hydrogen as a source for clean power, UAE Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said in a tweet.