Manufacturers in the UAE will slash 2.9 gigatons of carbon emissions by 2050 under a decarbonization roadmap released at COP28 by the Industry and Advanced Technology Ministry, WAM reported. The roadmap zeroes in on energy-intensive industries including the cement, iron, steel, and aluminum sectors and aims to cut 90 mn tons of carbon dioxide annually.

What’s included in the roadmap? It lays out ways to tackle climate-related challenges through adopting advanced technologies, with an added emphasis on boosting the growth of the national industrial sector, WAM says, citing Public Education and Advanced Technology Minister Sarah Al Amiri.

There are three phases: The first aims to slash emissions by 5% by 2030, followed by a more ambitious aim of cutting emissions by 63% by 2040. With technology scaling up and costs going down, the ultimate plan is to eventually hit a 93% reduction in emissions by 2050.

Advanced technologies? MoIAT and its partners assessed more than 50 technologies, including “clean electricity, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), manufacturing efficiency, alternative fuels, recycling, clinker substitutes, and hydrogen.” CCUS alone could contribute to a 70% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, the ministry says.

AND- Our clean energy + hydrogen strategy is coming soon: The UAE is set to release the plans for implementing its hydrogen and energy strategies by early 2024, Wam reports. The plans would build on the country’s updated Energy Strategy 2050, which targets tripling the UAE’s renewable energy capacity and producing 1.4 mn tons of hydrogen per year by 2030.

Sound smart: Hydrogen could be key to help slash the emissions footprint of hard-to-decarbonize industries.

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