Amruta Kshemkalyani
Sustainability Tribe, UAE
Title: How bio-fuels & bio-energy can contribute to sustainable development of UAE
Biography
Biography: Amruta Kshemkalyani
Abstract
Average person in UAE generates 5.4kg of waste a day. Food waste in UAE is also significant high. Food waste increases even higher during holy month of Ramadan every year. Rate of waste recycling & composting of organic waste in UAE is so low that most of the waste gets dumped in landfills which add to more emissions. The statistics of waste generated in UAE will be presented which is sourced from Federal statistics authority of UAE. There is huge potential of bio-energy & bio-fuels in UAE, which is still untapped. During presentation current state of UAE’s bio-fuel & bio-energy will be discussed which will include government & private initiatives. Also market gaps in bio-fuel sector in UAE will be discussed to get the idea of future potential in the sector of bio-fuel & bio-energy.