(6 Dec 2015) FRANCE UAE COP21 SOURCE: AP TELEVISION RESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 2:09 AP Television Paris - 4 December 2015 1. Mid of Al Zeyoudi arriving 2. People walking 3. Close of Al Zeyoudi's eyes 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Director, Energy and Climate Change department, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs:: "Hydrocarbons are going to continue playing a major part in any developments for any economy around the world, not only in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). The energy sector is the main pillar or the backbone of any economy, and that's why we are here. In the UAE we started almost a decade before (ago) investing in clean energy, and this is where we are really taking serious action, showing the world that we're are not as everyone is speaking about us, that we are only dependent on hydrocarbons. No, we are investing in clean energy and doing our best to diversify our economy." 5. Close of badge on Al Zeyoudi's jacket 6. Close of Al Zeyoudi's eyes 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Director, Energy and Climate Change department, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "I'll give you a few big examples that we have succeeded in. One of them is London Array, the largest wind project in the UK, we are talking about almost 600 megawatts of power coming out from wind. Another big project (is) around 400 megawatts coming from Dudgeon in the UK. We are investing in solar projects in Spain. We are even developing aid projects in some the African islands and African countries, African islands and small islands around the world." 8. People walking 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Director, Energy and Climate Change department, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Only in the five last years we managed to mobilise more than 850 (m) million US dollars in 25 countries only on renewable energy projects around the world, which shows that the UAE has been a leader in hydrocarbons and we are going to continue this leadership in the clean energy sector." 10. Al Zeyoudi walking away 11. Wide of people walking LEADIN: The oil-rich United Arab Emirates aims to be a world leader in clean energy as well as hydrocarbons. On the sidelines of the COP21 talks in Paris, the head of the climate change department at the UAE foreign affairs ministry outlines what the country has been doing to diversify its energy sector. STORYLINE: Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi is a man on a mission. As Director of the Energy and Climate Change department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Al Zeyoudi plays a leading role in realising the country's green energy ambitions. "In the UAE we started almost a decade before (ago) investing in clean energy, and this is where we are really taking serious action, showing the world that we're are not as everyone is speaking about us, that we are only dependent on hydrocarbons. No, we are investing in clean energy and doing our best to diversify our economy." Al Zeyoudi explains that the country has been a major player in clean technologies for several years. "I'll give you a few big examples that we have succeeded in. One of them is London Array, the largest wind project in the UK, we are talking about almost 600 megawatts of power coming out from wind. Another big project (is) around 400 megawatts coming from Dudgeon in the UK. We are investing in solar projects in Spain," he says. Masdar - a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi government's investment company, Mubadala - is the UAE's renewable energy company. They are part of a consortium that funds the 14 year-old project, London Array - which generates enough power for nearly half a million homes a year, according to the project's website. Clients are reminded: You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/38ec8f56cfd11c984c5921c8d9628083 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
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