Scotland has the skills and drive to help deliver global net zero
solutions, Wellbeing Economy Secretary will tell UAE Ministers ahead of
COP28.
Mr Gray will highlight Scotland’s expertise in renewable energy
and commitment to develop international partnerships to deliver
technologies such as green hydrogen, as the UAE prepares to host
the annual climate change conference.
The Scottish Government, working in partnership with Scottish
Enterprise’s overseas arm, Scottish Development International,
and the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, will support a business
delegation of 19 companies to showcase their net zero expertise
during COP28, which launches on November 30.
Mr Gray said:
“We have the resources, skills and ambition to advance green
energy technologies and accelerate decarbonisation. COP28 will
allow us to reaffirm our commitment to reaching net zero and to
highlight our innovative companies that can help in that
delivery. This will showcase Scotland as an exciting partner for
global businesses to achieve their net zero aspirations.
“Scotland was the first country to declare climate change a
global emergency in 2019 and we continue to take key steps to
build resilience to the wider impacts of climate change. No one
country can deliver net zero on its own – international
co-operation will be vital.
“The United Arab Emirates was the first Gulf nation to commit to
reaching net zero by 2050 and is an important market for
Scotland. I look forward to discussing opportunities to
strengthen collaboration in a number of areas, including energy
transition and our mutual net zero goals. Continuing to build
trade and investment will play a vital role in helping Scotland
build a greener, fairer wellbeing economy and all the benefits
that will bring to families, communities and businesses across
the country.”
Background
The Cabinet Secretary has two days of engagements from Wednesday,
25 October.
Companies being supported to attend business facing events during
COP28 include:
- aquatera
- astroagency
- CCU International
- D-CAT
- Green Bioactives Limited
- Hydrogen Vehicle Systems
- Krucial
- Mocean
- Motive Offshore Group
- Net Zero Technology Centre
- Norco Group
- Nova
- Orbital Marine Power
- ReVentas
- Roslin Technologies
- Siccar
- Solariskit
- Storegga
- Sunamp
