UAE Official: China Integral to UAE’s Clean Energy Transition

A report from chinadaily.com.cn on May. 26th, 2025:

An official from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has affirmed that UAE-China collaboration extends far beyond trade and has been integral to its remarkable clean energy transition.

Speaking at a forum in Macao, Sheikh Saoud Al Mualla, consul-general of the UAE in Hong Kong, stressed: “The UAE and China enjoy a robust partnership in sustainable development. From landmark solar plants to wind energy demonstration projects, Chinese partnership has been integral to the UAE’s remarkable clean energy transition.”

He noted at the Zayed Sustainability Prize Forum — part of BEYOND Expo 2025, that “UAE-China collaboration extends far beyond trade, including energy, logistics, financial services, agriculture, tourism, and space.”

Themed “Accelerating Impact: China’s Innovation for Global Sustainability” and co-hosted by the Zayed Sustainability Prize and the Sino-International Entrepreneurs Federation (SIEF), the forum — which opened on May 22 — drew over 300 corporate executives, global sustainability experts, and innovative entrepreneurs to discuss transformative solutions to pressing global challenges.

Established in 2008 to honor the UAE’s founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Zayed Sustainability Prize has recognized 128 winners whose solutions have positively impacted over 400 million lives across six categories — health, food, energy, water, climate action and global high schools.