Adiri: UAE and Israel can be partners in combating climate change

Global Investment Forum by The Jerusalem Post and Khaleej Times. June 2, 2021. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Global Investment Forum by The Jerusalem Post and Khaleej Times. June 2, 2021.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)

Israel and the United Arab Emirates can partner in combating climate change, Energy Ministry director-general Ehud Adiri told the Jerusalem Post-Khaleej Time Global Investment Forum in Dubai on Wednesday.

One of the biggest challenges is reducing the carbon footprint, he explained. One of the challenges is the creation of low-cost energy. Many companies in Israel work on solutions that create opportunities for collaboration between the UAE and Israel as well as with Egypt, Jordan, and Cyprus, he added.
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