H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, addressing the opening session of COP18/CMP8 high level meeting. salim matramkot
DOHA: H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, has said his country is committed to fight against climate change and taken innovative steps to support the UN efforts.
Addressing the opening session of COP18/CMP8 high level meeting here yesterday, Sheikh Sabah said the Doha Summit is in a crucial stage and requires concrete decisions that pave the way for the next phase beyond 2012 without imposing new obligations on developing countries, except for those voluntary actions in terms of technology transfer and capacity building.
“The State of Kuwait hopes that the developed countries abide by their leading role in reducing emissions and helping developing countries adapt to the adverse effects of climate change, and the negative effects resulting from the measures of responding to mitigating the effects of climate change, especially those whose economies rely on the use of fossil fuels as a major and sole source of income, and this can be achieved through the transfer of technology and the diversification of income sources”, he said.
Kuwait has contributed in a big way in terms of its emission reduction. The oil sector adopted a new strategy based on scientific and economic grounds that aim to reduce emissions, as well as setting mechanisms for improving energy efficiency, and the use of clean technology for fossil energy, without prejudice to its fundamental interests and obligations in its the development of clean industry.
In the field of renewable energy, the concerned entities have launched ambitious plan for using wind and solar energy aimed to increase the contribution of this renewable energies to one percent of the total energy usage in Kuwait in 2015, and up to 15 percent in 2030. The Peninsula
