United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest of the seven semi-autonomous Middle Eastern sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates, seems an unlikely place for a renewable energy push. After all, the tiny emirate is one of O.P.E.C.'s top five oil producers, with as much as 10% of the world's oil reserves by some estimates (most of its crude is exported to energy-hungry Asia).

An oil-rich Middle Eastern country isn’t the likeliest place to site an international sustainable energy organization. However, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has become the headquarters for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

In an effort to accelerate the world’s clean energy technologies, the United States will host the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial next week.

Clean energy leaders, stakeholders and government officials from around the world will work together to advance clean energy technologies.

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