Coverage of Gulf Cooperation Council Side Events at COP 22 - Issue #5

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Title: IISD Reporting Services Coverage of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Side Events at COP 22 - Issue #5

Having trouble viewing this email? Please try our Browser Version     Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Side Events Issue No. 5 - Wednesday, 16 November 2016 Events convened on Tuesday, 15 November 2016 Visit our IISD Coverage for Tuesday, 15 November 2016, at: http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop22/gcc/15nov.html Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Contributions to the Development of Clean Technology Innovation Presented by the GCC This side event, moderated by Abdulaziz Al-Jodai, the International Energy Agency’s Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) and SABIC, focused on efforts in the GCC to innovate clean technologies to address carbon emissions. Mohammad Al Haji, Saudi Aramco, spoke about his company’s work on achieving environmental sustainability through clean energy technology development. He outlined the process of cleaning gas using amine sweeteners, and drew attention to hydraulic energy recovery skids which are used to recover and reuse “waste energy.” He noted that this energy can power more than 4000 homes, and enhances the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the oil and gas sector.  Badr Alharbi, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), spoke on the state of the global atmospheric CO2 and methane levels and implications for projected climate features in GCC countries, noting that in the current trajectory of emissions will lead to a more than 2°C temperature rise. He shared that the Earth’s temperature could increase by 1.5°C in ten years, underscoring that each year from 2004 has been warmer than the last, which has meant a 1-2°C temperature increase in the Arabian Peninsula. He noted various negative impacts of temperature rise, stressing that even in the best case scenario, the temperature rise in the Arabian Peninsula will be unprecedented.  Boon Ooi, KAUST, spoke on next generation energy efficient lighting, noting that Saudi Arabia is investing in research and development of laser lighting technologies. He drew attention to the energy savings from laser lighting as compared to LED, noting that focused laser beams can be used for light without producing heat. He said that while it is now possible to use a beam mixer to create white light bulbs this area needs further work to make these lightbulbs more efficient, and noted challenges related to high power solid state lighting, including the cost and the need for more research. In the ensuing discussion, participants addressed the safety concerns related to laser lighting, disposal of laser lighting material concerns. More information: www.ksa-cop.com/ Contacts: Ridzuan Zulkifli (Coordinator) ridzuan.zulki...@aramco.com This issue has been written by Tallash Kantai. The Digital Editors are Mike Muzurakis and Diego Noguera. The Editor is Leila Mead <le...@iisd.org>. The Director of IISD Reporting Services is Langston James “Kimo” Goree VI <k...@iisd.org>. Funding for coverage of GCC COP 22 Side Events has been provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The opinions expressed in this issue are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of IISD and funder. Excerpts from this issue may be used in non-commercial publications only with appropriate academic citation. For permission to use this material in commercial publications, contact the Director of IISD Reporting Services at <k...@iisd.org>. An electronic version of this issue can be found on the IISD Reporting Services website at http://www.iisd.ca/climate/cop22/gcc/ You are currently subscribed to enb as: arch...@mail-archive.com View enb Forum            Membership Options / Unsubscribe Subscribe to all other IISD Reporting Services' free newsletters and lists for environment and sustainable development policy professionals at http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm