Hussain Al-Mannai
Dubai, 4 December 2023 – Emerson, one of the world’s leading automation software and technology companies (NYSE: EMR), will share its insights and expertise during panel discussions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2023 (COP28), which will take place from November 30 to December 12 at Expo City, Dubai. The event brings together prominent figures from the public and private sectors, providing a platform to foster dialogue and drive progress towards net-zero global targets.
Emerson is a pioneer in promoting clean energy transition solutions by providing sustainability enabling technologies to a number of critical sectors around the world. Emerson leaders, including Emerson’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Mike Train, and Matthias Schenzell, President of the Middle East and Africa, will participate in a number of conference events aimed at advancing the global discourse on sustainability and highlighting the pivotal role that companies like Emerson play in shaping the future. These events include:
Student Energy Summit: Schenzell will participate in the world’s largest energy youth event, organized by NYUAD under the theme “Reimagining the Future.”
Sustainable Innovation Forum for Climate Action: TRIN will participate in a panel discussion on how to use data, digitalization and artificial intelligence to accelerate business models that support sustainable circulation.
Reuters Energy Transition in the Middle East and North Africa: Train will share actionable ideas on how to use automation to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of operations in pursuit of decarbonization.
Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit: TRAINe will participate in a panel discussion on how renewable energy innovations can shape a better clean energy future.
As a climate supporter at COP28, Emerson will hold an innovation exhibition at Expo City to highlight technologies to decarbonize traditional sectors, and ways to accelerate the transition to emerging energy sectors, such as hydrogen and biofuels, and relying on electricity instead of fossil fuels.
The exhibition will be held at Stand L in the Green Zone, Technology and Innovation Center 1.
Mike Train said: “We are delighted to see so many companies taking the lead, reducing their carbon footprint, and engaging in clean energy innovations. Today, many innovative and large-scale models are emerging around the world in hydrogen, electric vehicle batteries, biofuels, energy management, emissions, recycling, grid resilience and more. Collaboration is a key pillar for designing and building projects, developing policies and production processes, driving investment and adopting innovative and sustainable methodologies on a larger scale. I look forward to further discussions on these topics at the COP (#COP28).”
Environmental sustainability is a business imperative for Emerson and its partners in the value chain, from suppliers and customers to employees and communities. Emerson uses a framework that combines its environmental sustainability efforts under three pillars: ‘Emerson Green Work’, ‘Green Action by Emerson’ and ‘Green Action with Emerson’.
In 2022, the company’s goals were approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative, including the goal of achieving net-zero operations by 2030. Emerson recently announced a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission intensity, exceeding its target.
For more information on Emerson’s environmental sustainability programs and initiatives, please visit www.emerson.com/esg.
