04 June 2013
KUWAIT - An effective use of energy is desperately needed in Kuwait to help expand energy life, meet growing demands for energy and improve the environment, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Nizar Al-Adsani.
"Improving energy efficiency can deliver a range of benefits to the economy and society. Energy efficiency is crucial," Al-Adsani said in a keynote speech at Kuwait Energy and Efficiency Conference (MEED) kicked off here Sunday.
"It is a vital part of how we reduce carbon emissions and continue to meet the ambitious targets set out in the Climate Change Act, which will allow us to meet growing energy demand in a way that protects the environment for our children, grandchildren and future generations to come.
Al-Adsani said "energy consumption is set to grow by a third over the next two decades alone, and it is the energy efficiency that will prevail. Far from being a drag on growth, making our energy sources more sustainable, our energy consumption more efficient, and our economy more resilient to energy price shocks, are a vital part of the growth and wealth that we need."
"With the growing globalization there is an increasing demand for sustainability." He shed lights on the latest global approaches to find new sources of energy and to reduce the oil and gas consumption rates to help keep their sustainability for a longer time.
"Part of this increase is for the waste management and the use of the clean technologies. Waste is a global issue, the Increasing consumption and developing economy continue to generate large amounts of waste - with more effort required to reduce and prevent it.
"While waste was viewed as disposable in the past, today it is increasingly recognized as a resource; this is reflected in the waste management shift away from disposal towards recycling and recovery.
Depending on its management, waste may impact both human health and the environment through emissions to air, soil, surface water and groundwater. But it can also represent loss of material resources (through metals and other recyclable materials), and has potential as an energy source."
He conceded that Kuwait is facing challenges in moderating the fast growing energy consumption on local market.
He ascribed this difficult situation of a number of complex factors.
KUWAIT - An effective use of energy is desperately needed in Kuwait to help expand energy life, meet growing demands for energy and improve the environment, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) CEO Nizar Al-Adsani.
"Improving energy efficiency can deliver a range of benefits to the economy and society. Energy efficiency is crucial," Al-Adsani said in a keynote speech at Kuwait Energy and Efficiency Conference (MEED) kicked off here Sunday.
"It is a vital part of how we reduce carbon emissions and continue to meet the ambitious targets set out in the Climate Change Act, which will allow us to meet growing energy demand in a way that protects the environment for our children, grandchildren and future generations to come.
Al-Adsani said "energy consumption is set to grow by a third over the next two decades alone, and it is the energy efficiency that will prevail. Far from being a drag on growth, making our energy sources more sustainable, our energy consumption more efficient, and our economy more resilient to energy price shocks, are a vital part of the growth and wealth that we need."
"With the growing globalization there is an increasing demand for sustainability." He shed lights on the latest global approaches to find new sources of energy and to reduce the oil and gas consumption rates to help keep their sustainability for a longer time.
"Part of this increase is for the waste management and the use of the clean technologies. Waste is a global issue, the Increasing consumption and developing economy continue to generate large amounts of waste - with more effort required to reduce and prevent it.
"While waste was viewed as disposable in the past, today it is increasingly recognized as a resource; this is reflected in the waste management shift away from disposal towards recycling and recovery.
Depending on its management, waste may impact both human health and the environment through emissions to air, soil, surface water and groundwater. But it can also represent loss of material resources (through metals and other recyclable materials), and has potential as an energy source."
He conceded that Kuwait is facing challenges in moderating the fast growing energy consumption on local market.
He ascribed this difficult situation of a number of complex factors.
© The Saudi Gazette 2013
