Abu Dhabi, ADIPEC, and the Energy Transition

I shared my experiences in the in the United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi with the community last week and thought it worth following up with a couple of items that have attracted my attention in the succeeding days one, of course is the forthcoming CoP 28, which is due to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi in the coming months and able to share with you the cop 26 held at Glasgow and  broadcast in real time – in what seems like a very different age.

Since then,  the remnants of the COVID epidemic and a major European flaw which is sadly still raging. There are implications going forward, not least on funding the energy transition as the Financial Times headlines today show, and a very real political hot potato.

‘Who pays’ is becoming an election issue. The British people are wise and confounded many commentators around austerity where those advocating pain managed to win general elections. There may be some counterintuitive consequences to come.

We have seen some rollbacks in the UK. With disappointments around the offshore wind bidding round last week, and slackening of pace in the hydrogen agenda too.

That’s not the case everywhere. During my travels to the East, I’ve been struck by how countries are engaging with the energy transition and none more so than the United Arab Emirates.

With significant investments from Masdar, Adnoc and other Abu Dhabi, is to some extent is taking up the green baton who would have thought that the home of oil and gas would be promoting the green agenda and in a tangible way. The FT is also reporting on that;

The mood music is reaching a crescendo, the Financial Times publishing an Climate Change special reports and, as seen from the heading today its very much live topic. 

There is a timely opportunity to engage with the major players following the success of the recent Singapore Gastech exhibition with ADIPEC, further details;