UAE, France to form bilateral partnership to focus on decarbonization of hard-to-abate industries
A meeting between His Excellency Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, President-Designate for COP28, and Chairman of Masdar, took place yesterday as part of the French Minister's visit to the United Arab Emirates. In light of the COP28 climate conference, the UAE and France have decided to begin a bilateral programme that combines French and Emirati expertise to develop commercial and investable opportunities to accelerate the development of clean energy, particularly in the decarbonization of hard-to-abate (HTA) industries, such as clean hydrogen solutions for mobility. The programme builds on the collaborative accomplishments between French and Emirati businesses in the field of clean and renewable energy. Over 6.2 gigawatts (GW) of clean and renewable energy programmes have been developed, funded, and operated with the help o...