The UN General Assembly has declared January 26 the International Day of Clean Energy, starting next year, in a move aimed at rallying the world to new forms of energy production, APA reports citing The National News.
The resolution to establish the day was co-signed by the UAE and Panama, according to a statement on Friday by the Abu Dhabi-headquartered International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).
The chosen date is also the anniversary of the agency's founding in 2009, and the announcement comes as leaders prepare to attend the UN climate summit Cop28 later this year in the UAE.
The move signals that “energy transition has taken centre-stage to fight climate change, enhance human welfare and drive an urgent and systemic shift for increased energy access, reduced inequalities, improved energy security, and prosperous and resilient economies and societies”, said Irena director-general Francesco La Camera.
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