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Nuclear Energy

In 2008, the UAE published a treaty allowing
them to peacefully use nuclear energy. In

2013, The construction of 4 nuclear plants
began in the UAE, they have the ability to

produce 1,500 MW of energy.
(Government.ae, Nuclear Energy) The

nuclear energy in the UAE is set to produce
25% of the total energy in the UAE by 2050

The biggest nuclear plant in the UAE and

currently the only one to be almost fully

constructed, is the Barakah Nuclear Plant.
The plant is supposedly going to help

reduce the country’s carbon footprint as it
will help remove almost 12 million tons of

carbon emissions from the atmosphere in
the UAE.