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Masdar initiative extraordinary, says Bangladesh PM
Abu Dhabi, Jan 18, 2011 (WAM) - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina Wajed has praised the UAE's commitment to clean and renewable energy, saying that Masdar initiative and hosting of IRENA headquarters were extraordinary steps.
"Abu Dhabi is a leading reservoir of fossil fuel. Therefore, its commitment to clean and renewable energy, the Masdar initiative, to be the world's first Zero-carbon city, and hosting the IRENA Headquarters, is extraordinary. Bangladesh too is adopting clean energy. Already 4 million homes have been installed with solar power systems. We are however, realistic regarding the sources of energy needed for development. Thus, with own reserves of gas, coal and imports of oil, nuclear power, we aim to strike a mixed balance of all sources of energy, with clean energy technology, to keep GHG emissions at a minimum level," she said.
Addressing the opening session of the World Future Energy Summit, inaugurated yesterday in Abu Dhabi, Sheikha Hasina Wajed also paid tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. She thanked General H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
"I pay tribute to the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a close friend of Bangladesh and of my father and Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was committed to conservation of environment, as too was my father. Your Highness' leadership of the global campaign for clean energy reflects your own commitment to carry on the good work of your great father. I warmly congratulate Your Highness on your noble initiative and purpose." "Bangladesh's contribution of GHG emissions is negligible. Yet we are its worst victim. Erratic weather and frequent natural disasters is having its toll on human lives lost and development activities. As you are aware, a meter rise in sea level due to global warming would submerge a fifth of Bangladesh, displacing 30 million people and causing a catastrophe. Such concerns led us all to the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 followed by Kyoto, Bali, Copenhagen and Cancun conferences on climate. Sadly, however, the progress in reaching a legally binding comprehensive agreement still eludes us," she added..
She concluded by saying: "Our aim is to be finally free of GHG in the near future. I know that it will take time. But what would progress mean in a world sucked into a vortex of cataclysmic disasters? Is this what we wish for our children? If not, we have to discard our self cantered and short sighted interests. We all have to work together for carbon free nations, following the path of Abu Dhabi, to achieve a carbon free world. I believe this summit gives us opportunity to renew our commitment towards that end, and to leave a green world for our future generations." - Emirates News Agency, WAM
"Abu Dhabi is a leading reservoir of fossil fuel. Therefore, its commitment to clean and renewable energy, the Masdar initiative, to be the world's first Zero-carbon city, and hosting the IRENA Headquarters, is extraordinary. Bangladesh too is adopting clean energy. Already 4 million homes have been installed with solar power systems. We are however, realistic regarding the sources of energy needed for development. Thus, with own reserves of gas, coal and imports of oil, nuclear power, we aim to strike a mixed balance of all sources of energy, with clean energy technology, to keep GHG emissions at a minimum level," she said.
Addressing the opening session of the World Future Energy Summit, inaugurated yesterday in Abu Dhabi, Sheikha Hasina Wajed also paid tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. She thanked General H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
"I pay tribute to the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a close friend of Bangladesh and of my father and Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was committed to conservation of environment, as too was my father. Your Highness' leadership of the global campaign for clean energy reflects your own commitment to carry on the good work of your great father. I warmly congratulate Your Highness on your noble initiative and purpose." "Bangladesh's contribution of GHG emissions is negligible. Yet we are its worst victim. Erratic weather and frequent natural disasters is having its toll on human lives lost and development activities. As you are aware, a meter rise in sea level due to global warming would submerge a fifth of Bangladesh, displacing 30 million people and causing a catastrophe. Such concerns led us all to the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 followed by Kyoto, Bali, Copenhagen and Cancun conferences on climate. Sadly, however, the progress in reaching a legally binding comprehensive agreement still eludes us," she added..
She concluded by saying: "Our aim is to be finally free of GHG in the near future. I know that it will take time. But what would progress mean in a world sucked into a vortex of cataclysmic disasters? Is this what we wish for our children? If not, we have to discard our self cantered and short sighted interests. We all have to work together for carbon free nations, following the path of Abu Dhabi, to achieve a carbon free world. I believe this summit gives us opportunity to renew our commitment towards that end, and to leave a green world for our future generations." - Emirates News Agency, WAM
