It's not in the interests of the UAE to improve. There's the (possibly misattributed? but topical nonetheless) quote by the previous emir of Dubai:

> My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel.

They want to prolong the Land Rover phase as long as possible.

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SanjayMehta 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For what it's worth, the quote is half and half. The full context is that he went on to say he wanted to avoid the second camel.

https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/dubai-sheikhs-words-lost-in...

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Teknomadix 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

So in other words; Mercedes-Benz was the peak, and he was estimating a decline trajectory slower than the rise.

	▲	chasil 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Assuming that our civilizations can wean ourselves both from fossil fuels and chemical feedstocks, then the camel may be in their future. I think the timing stated here is quite optimistic.