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The United Arab Emirates hosts this year's UN Climate Summit and aims to become a global hub for green hydrogen (Photo: iStock)

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Why is petrostate UAE going all in on green hydrogen?

The United Arab Emirates announced its ambition to become one of the world's leading developers of renewables and a central trading hub for green hydrogen at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) last week.

To achieve this, it aims to produce 100 gigawatts of green energy by 2030, 25 percent of which will be used to create 'green hydrogen'. Interesting, to say the least, for a country that relies on the sale of fossil fuels for its prosperity.

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

The United Arab Emirates hosts this year's UN Climate Summit and aims to become a global hub for green hydrogen (Photo: iStock)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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