Looking towards a sustainable future powered by renewable energy with Her Excellency Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, the UAE's Permanent Representative to IRENA, and guests.
Women of Impact: Leading Climate Action in the UAE
In celebration of Emirati Women’s Day, join Her Excellency Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany and the UAE Mission to IRENA for a special episode highlighting the remarkable women leading the nation’s climate action. Meet our influential leaders from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment as they share their journeys, key initiatives and visions for a greener, more resilient future.
5 Jun 2024
Beyond The Forecast with HE Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous
In this episode of On Renewables, HE Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany hosts HE Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous, President of WMO and Director General of UAE NCM, for a thought-provoking discussion on critical issues surrounding climate resilience and meteorology. Tune in as they explore the opportunities and challenges in addressing climate change and shaping policies for a more sustainable future.
28 Feb 2024
Spain’s Vision for the Energy Shift with HE Teresa Ribera
Her Excellency Teresa Ribera, Spain’s Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain, explains how Spain is working to meet its 2050 objective of national climate neutrality, in conversation with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany. Ahead of COP28 in the UAE, the two diplomats discuss why the global community must collaborate to help mobilise collective action and deliver a solutions-oriented UN climate conference, against the backdrop of the first Global Stocktake since Paris 2015.
28 Feb 2024
All Aboard the Blue Economy
Green maritime transport is a major aspect of global efforts to stem the tide of climate change.
In this episode of On Renewables, H.E. Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany hosts Gunter Pauli to discuss the future of our oceans, sustainable vessels, and the blue economy on board the world’s largest solar ship MS Porrima’s Blue Odyssey.
28 Feb 2024
The Climate Promise with Achim Steiner
"We're in the midst of an energy revolution, we're transitioning to an electricity-based economy," - the UN Development Programme's Administrator, Achim Steiner, discusses how the United Nations is setting out to tackle the multiple challenges facing society today – from pandemic recovery efforts and bridging the energy access gap, to rebuilding social cohesion and the climate crisis.
In discussion with Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, Steiner reflects on a career in sustainable human development that has taken him to posts from India and Pakistan to Germany, Zimbabwe and Vietnam, and looks to ways we can build forward better.
28 Feb 2024
Towards a Sustainable Energy Transition: In Conversation with HE Eng. Awaidha Murshed Al Marar
In the wake of two extremely challenging years for the energy industry, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy has demonstrated its agility and readiness to adapt to the new normal. But how? And what does the global energy transition mean for economies in the heart of the hydrocarbon landscape? Joining the On Renewables podcast to answer this question and more, is His Excellency Engineer Awaidha Murshed Ali Al Marar, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy.
28 Feb 2024
The Right Leader for the Right Moment: In Conversation with Damilola Ogunbiyi
In the last decade before the UN Sustainable Development Goals need to be realized, the challenge of meeting global energy goals at the speed and scale that is needed is a tough task. So, who better to talk about how we achieve them than Damilola Ogunbiyi, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for SDG7 and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL). We explore the challenges and choices SRSG Ogunbiyi has made, personally and professionally, to lead the charge on securing access to sustainable energy for all in the 21st century.
28 Feb 2024
It's All about Energy: A Conversation with Francesco La Camera
In episode six of “On Renewables”, we discuss how the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is globally spearheading the renewable energy movement with Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA.
Francesco offers a glimpse into his past, his early beginnings as a footballer, his transition to public affairs, his journey with sustainability and renewable energy and his role as Director-General of IRENA.
28 Feb 2024
Leading with Sustainable Impact: In Conversation with Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy
In episode five of “On Renewables” we discuss how the UAE is putting sustainability at its core with Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, the UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation, Director-General of Expo 2020 Dubai and Chairperson of Dubai Cares.
Her Excellency Al Hashimy offers a glimpse into her everyday life, explains the responsibilities of each of her high-level leadership roles, and how renewable energy and sustainability have become the north star of a nation pursuing ambitious clean energy targets by 2050.
28 Feb 2024
Singapore’s Sustainability Solutions with Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
“As a small island surrounded by water, we need to understand the impact of global warming on the sea water level. We are looking for change; change in the ways we produce and consume things. The way that we generate energy will determine the carbon footprint of almost 100% of the people in Singapore, so we’re looking to renewables, electrification and smarter grids.”
- Ms. Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, discusses the country’s policymaking plans and priorities to become a more sustainable place in the coming decade. And we discuss the significance of the Singapore government’s recent decision to re-name the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources to the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment.
28 Feb 2024
How Not Why: The UAE’s Renewable Energy Journey
The UAE is often asked why it is on a renewable energy drive, and not how. Perhaps because of preconceptions of The Emirates as an oil-rich land that doesn’t need to diversify its energy production. In this episode, Masdar CEO, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi and Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany explore how Masdar, the UAE’s leading developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, is working to help the UAE realise its ambition of achieving a 50% contribution of clean energy to the UAE’s total energy mix by 2050, according to its ambitions under the federal 2050 Energy Strategy. Two of the UAE’s leading names in renewable energy also shed light on how Masdar is working with the international community to enable developing economies to become more renewable and sustainable in their energy production methods.
28 Feb 2024
Taking Action: A Conversation with Christina Figueres
We’re talking global climate action with one of the world’s most prominent voices and activists in the movement, Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change whose work on the Paris Agreement saw 195 nations sign the historic accord. In this episode, the UAE Mission to IRENA discusses the emergence of more women in diplomatic and STEM careers, the role of soft power in accelerating climate action and the reasons to be optimistic about the Paris Agreement’s impact on policymakers, as Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany, the UAE’s Permanent Representative to IRENA and Mrs. Figueres recall the highlights of a long friendship.
28 Feb 2024
Recharging Climate Action in the Covid Era
In episode one of “On Renewables” we explore the climate challenges facing the UAE with His Excellency Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Located amid one of the hottest regions on the planet, the UAE faces a unique set of challenges, from extreme heat to sustainable agriculture. We discuss the nation’s plans to forge a greener, cleaner future with the cabinet minister.
*New York Times article referenced: “This Is Inequity at the Boiling Point” by Somini Sengupta
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