Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations Ltd. "ADCO" organized yesterday evening in collaboration with the Environment Friends Society's annual celebration of Earth Hour in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Ahmed bin Thani Zouaydi Minister climate change and the environment.

 And witnessed the event which was held under the patronage of HE Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazroui Energy Minister - HE Dr. Matar Hamed Al Neyadi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Energy and Ahmed Al Hammadi, CEO of ADCO acting and Ghannam Butti Al Mazroui, Executive Vice President of Support Services, and Dr. Ibrahim Ali Mohamed, Chairman of the Friends of the Environment.

  The ceremony owners also attended happiness members of the Board of Directors of the GCC Interconnection Authority both Sheikh Nawaf bin Hamad Al Khalifa, CEO of Electricity and Water Authority in the Kingdom of Bahrain and HE Essa Hilal Al-Kuwari, Chairman of Qatar General Electricity and Water, HE Dr. Saleh Bin Hussein Al Awaji, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Water and Electricity Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mohamed Juma Al Falasi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Electricity and water and HE Eng. Omar bin Khalfan Al Wahaibi, CEO of the Electricity Holding in the Sultanate of Oman, HE Jassim Mohammed Abdullah Nouri Undersecretary assistance to transport networks and electricity in the State of Kuwait.

 At the outset of the ceremony, HE Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Zouaydi speech in which he expressed his happiness to participate in the activities of Earth Hour and expressed appreciation to the Ministry of Energy and Environment Friends Society and Abu Dhabi Petroleum from operations wild Ltd. "ADCO" on the organization of this event, which has become an essential part of environmental our agenda UAE United .. stressing commitment to the goals of the international community's efforts to mitigate the fallout from climate change and adaptation. "

 His Excellency said, "We are aware of course that the actual impact of this time may be limited in the phenomenon of the size of climate change, but its strength lies in the implications Avatar In messages to Kedzlait light and raise awareness of the importance of protecting the planet in which we live and unite millions around the world to participate in this event to refuse to continue business as usual approach and demonstrate our ability as individuals and simple acts to bring about change for the better for the current generation and future generations. "

He stressed the need to prepare for the effects of climate change and the vagaries of weather, stressing it was until recently a relatively part of the nature of the movement and we were able to cope with it through the development of our capabilities and our choices is that our ability to adapt to the current climate change exacerbated by human activities of the unit has not yet been tested, and we have to be more willing to confront the effects. "

It stressed that the issue of climate change and deal with its effects come on top of the priorities of the United Arab Emirates has been demonstrated so clearly in the UAE Vision 2021 and in the national agenda to see in the National Strategy for Green Development and many other national and local institutional strategies and perhaps the establishment of the Ministry of climate change and the environment in which I have the honor leadership and clear evidence of the seriousness with which we deal with this important file.

He praised the efforts of the UAE, which has done a lot of effort to alleviate the repercussions of climate change through the adoption of a wide variety of programs and policies based technologies and systems and modern practices and innovative initiatives group is that we still need to make Almazidinm effort with respect to adaptation to the impacts of climate change. "

 He stressed the importance of stopping the implications of climate change and the reduction of exacerbations and adapt to its effects .. stressing that Earth Hour is that we are engaged in today and one of the ways to stop the fallout.

 As HE Dr. Matar Neyadi word uttered in "The celebration of Earth Hour and turn off the lights comes to highlight and guide the world's perspective on an important issue related to our planet and generations to come as it aims Earth Hour initiative to be reminded of the importance of energy conservation to preserve our natural resources and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to enjoy and enjoy future generations a stable and happy and healthy life on the planet. "

The Neyadi that the aspirations of the initiative is not limited to this time of the nineteenth day of March, but goes beyond to be the cause of changing the behavior of consumption and lifestyles in our communities so it highlights the importance of the work to instill the goals of Earth Hour in the hearts of our children that we adopt these goals to be part of our behavior daily and encourage them to celebrate it. "

ا He pointed to the UAE attaches great importance to the rationalization of consumption and the changing patterns of others guide behavior and operate the Department of Energy with electricity and water bodies in the state to demand management of electricity rationalization campaigns coordinate .. praising the efforts of Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology in the classification of the guiding devices for energy .. praising the efforts of the Secretariat cooperation Council in this regard.

 He pointed to the pursuit of the Department of Energy to cooperate with all partners in order to conserve energy and keep abreast of events and world events in the field of energy sources.