Dubai supplier to replace coal with natural gas in bid to reduce carbon emissions

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed an agreement to provide Dubai with natural gas, which will be used to generate electricity. Natural gas is a relatively clean fuel but does lead to carbon emissions.
A general view taken on May 29, 2019, shows the seafront promenade in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, with the ADNOC headquarters.
A general view taken on May 29, 2019, shows the seafront promenade in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, with the ADNOC headquarters (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) office complex (C) in the foreground on May 29, 2019. - KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images
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Abu Dhabi’s government oil company agreed Friday to supply Dubai with natural gas. 

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed a gas sale agreement with the Dubai Supply Authority to provide the latter with natural gas. The authority will use the gas instead of coal to generate electricity at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority in an effort to reduce carbon emissions, ADNOC said in a press release. 

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