On October 7, local time, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister and Chief of Dubai, announced that the country would achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
He said that the future development model of the UAE will take this goal into account, and plans to invest 600 billion dirhams (about 1 trillion yuan) in clean energy.
On the same day, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAE and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, also confirmed this development goal on social media. (Reporter Sun Jian)