Energy transition and decarbonization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is crucial to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 and global climate objectives. This article first highlights the serious impact of the imminent and longer-term threats to the Gulf region caused by rising temperatures and climate change risks. As a shared problem, the article analyses how countries in the GCC are individually and collectively responding to the rising threat, by exploring the recent revised 2020 Nationally Determined Contributions delivered in advance of Conference of the Parties 26, as well as climate and energy targets. On this basis, the article evaluates the legal strategies to decarbonize energy and switch to cleaner economies. The article also highlights how clean energy transitions can help deliver environmental and economic dividends, and achieve a sustainable economy envisioned in SDG7.

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海湾合作委员会脱碳：石油和海湾合作委员会国家的可持续性和生活

海湾合作委员会 (GCC) 的能源转型和脱碳对于实现可持续发展目标 (SDG) 7 和全球气候目标至关重要。本文首先强调了气温上升和气候变化风险对海湾地区造成的迫在眉睫和长期威胁的严重影响。作为一个共同的问题，本文分析了海湾合作委员会国家如何单独和集体应对不断上升的威胁，方法是探讨最近修订的 2020 年缔约方大会 26 之前交付的国家自主贡献以及气候和能源目标。在此基础上，本文评估了能源脱碳和转向清洁经济的法律策略。文章还强调了清洁能源转型如何有助于带来环境和经济红利，