Energy consumption in the UAE - ameinfo

The UAE imposes a high demand on nature: to produce the food and fibre it consumes; absorb the waste from the energy it uses; and provide space for its infrastructure. Its EF [ecological footprint] is 9.9 global ha/person. In contrast, the country's biocapacity is low, measuring a mere 1.0 global ha/person. The ecological overshoot is, therefore, as much as 8.9 global ha/person. The country is not able to support its domestic consumption with its own supply of nature and, hence, imports ecological services from other places around the world.

Contributing to the UAE's large EF of 9.9 global ha/person, is its huge energy footprint amounting to 7.5 global ha/person. This is calculated as the area (of forests) required to absorb carbon dioxide released when fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) are burnt. (One global hectare can absorb the carbon dioxide released from consuming 1,450 litres of gasoline per year).

The energy consumed by this country, whether for air conditioning, lighting, transport, desalination, sewage treatment or anything else, is included in its energy footprint.

Also included is the energy embodied in products imported into the country and used here. The UAE is heavily dependent on imports. Since the energy used during an imported product's entire life cycle - from manufacturing, transportation and product use to disposal - is added to the nation's energy footprint, this further escalates.

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How much of the recent increase in the cost of living in the UAE is due to the increasing price of energy as embodied in higher prices for imports?