Coverage of Gulf Cooperation Council Side Events at COP 22 - Issue #6

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Title: IISD Reporting Services Coverage of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Side Events at COP 22 - Issue #6

Having trouble viewing this email? Please try our Browser Version     Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Side Events Issue No. 6 - Thursday, 17 November 2016 Event convened on Wednesday, 16 November 2016 Visit our IISD Coverage for Wednesday, 16 November 2016, at: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop22/gcc/16nov.html Energy Efficiency Improvements with Mitigation Co-benefits through Economic Diversification Presented by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) The event was moderated by Nour Shihabuddin, Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Nasser Al-Ghamdi, Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC), Saudi Arabia, noted that as the country’s energy intensity continues to rise, its energy consumption efficiency has worsened. He stressed the importance of demand-side management and optimized energy use as critical tools to address this challenge. He noted that SEEP has issued 18 energy efficient standards for the buildings sector, and an additional three for transportation. Mohammad Abusharifah, Saudi Aramco, highlighted Saudi Aramco’s Lead by Example Initiative as a model of energy efficiency solutions. He said that the initiative has saved the equivalent of one million barrels of oil and aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 35% by 2020. Mohammad Alrashdi, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), highlighted SABIC’s sustainability initiatives, including completion of an energy management system in 2016. He underscored SABIC’s operational achievements since 2010, including reductions of 7.8% GHG emissions, 8.1% energy intensity, and 11% water intensity. He stressed that SABIC’s objective is to reduce GHG emissions 25% by 2025. Abdulla Al Minhali, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), UAE, noted that the UAE and ADNOC Group are aligned with global efforts to abate climate change. He highlighted the Al-Reyadah Project, a new carbon capture plant which will sequester 800000 tons of CO2 per year. He underscored ADNOC’s target to reduce energy consumption 10% by 2020. Maytha Al-Naimi, Kahramaa, Qatar, highlighted Kahramaa’s Tarsheed programme, which encourages sustainability in all national energy sectors. She said the programme’s target is to reduce electricity use by 20% and water use by 30% by 2020. She emphasized Kahramaa’s special initiatives, including solar PV installation and wind and dust measurement pilot projects. More information: nour.shihabud...@aramco.com Contacts: Nour Shihabuddin (Moderator) www.ksa-cop.com/gcc-side-events This issue has been written by Tallash Kantai. The Digital Editors are Mike Muzurakis and Diego Noguera. The Editor is Leila Mead <le...@iisd.org>. The Director of IISD Reporting Services is Langston James “Kimo” Goree VI <k...@iisd.org>. Funding for coverage of GCC COP 22 Side Events has been provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The opinions expressed in this issue are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IISD and funder. Excerpts from this issue may be used in non-commercial publications only with appropriate academic citation. For permission to use this material in commercial publications, contact the Director of IISD Reporting Services at <k...@iisd.org>. An electronic version of this issue can be found on the IISD Reporting Services website at http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop22/gcc/ You are currently subscribed to enb as: arch...@mail-archive.com View enb Forum            Membership Options / Unsubscribe Subscribe to all other IISD Reporting Services' free newsletters and lists for environment and sustainable development policy professionals at http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm