Egypt, OSS discuss joint efforts against desertification, climate change
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and Chairman of the Desert and Sahel Observatory (DSO), Alaa…
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UAE mandates emissions reporting for large polluters
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will require companies emitting 500,000 tons or more of carbon dioxide annually to…
EIB, Intesa Sanpaolo unlock €8b EU wind power investments
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo launched on Thursday a new initiative to unlock up…
WB achieves record $42.6b in climate finance for FY ’24
The World Bank (WB) has announced a record $42.6 billion in climate finance for fiscal year 2024, marking a 10 per…
Investment treaties pose barrier to fossil fuel phase-out – report
International investment treaties, particularly those with investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions, are…
RE100 urges Japan to triple renewable capacity by ’35
RE100, a global corporate initiative promoting renewable energy procurement, urged the Japanese government on…
Singapore leads $5b initiative for Asian climate projects
Singapore is collaborating with global partners to amass $5 billion in funding for climate projects focused on…
UAE, Germany pact to promote development
The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and Germany’s State of Baden-Württemberg signed a joint…
Swiss, Thai groups seal 1st carbon offset deal
Energy Absolute, a Thai electric bus operator, announced on Monday the sale of its first carbon offsets to KliK…
UAE launches 1st enzyme-based fuel additives facility in MENA
The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), a branch of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)…
2023 global climate alarm: countries pledge net zero at COP28
In 2023, record-breaking temperatures and shocking natural disasters like floods, droughts, and storms marked many…
IEA targets renewable energy costs in developing countries
The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, announced on Friday at an energy…
Infinity power leads 11 country for 5 GW BESS project by 2024
Infinity Power, the largest dedicated renewable energy provider in Africa, has declared that a unique consortium of…
BlackRock invests up to $400 million in Dubai’s Positive Zero
Positive Zero, a decarbonisation firm based in Dubai, declared on Monday that it is set to receive an investment of…
Cop28’s fossil fuel deal: a missed opportunity for global action
Scientists warned that the lack of a clear commitment to end fossil fuels at Cop28 is a serious threat to the…
World Bank pledges $10bln for climate action in MENA by 2025
The World Bank's regional director for Sustainable Development for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),…
EU chief praises COP 28 climate deal
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the deal reached at the COP28 climate summit…
COP28 approves ‘historic’ climate deal on fossil fuels
On Wednesday, Sultan Al-Jaber, President of COP28, announced that the final draft of the Global Stocktake received…
Egypt’s EGX joins WFE’s ring the bell for climate campaign
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has joined on Monday the 'Ring the Bell for Climate' Campaign organised by the World…
Liverpool FC participates in COP28 to forge an eco-friendly legacy
During the COP28, Liverpool made a surprising appearance, standing out in a noticeable lack of representation from…
12-year-old Indian climate activist storms the stage of COP28
The 12-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, interrupted a speech on Monday during a COP28 , by holding a…
Afghanistan suffers climate disasters, no seat at U.N. COP
For the third consecutive year, Afghanistan has been excluded from UN climate talks amid the country’s escalating…
COP28 in overtime as negotiators push for phase out deal
The COP28 was rapidly approaching an extended schedule on Tuesday as negotiators anticipated a new draft agreement…
AfDB provides $1 bln loan to South Africa’s energy transition
The African Development Bank (AFDB) Group’s Board has agreed on Saturday to a $1 billion guarantee programme with…
COP28’s Food Day: climate action announcements
COP28's Food, Agriculture, and Water Day on Sunday witnessed major announcements for climate action on global food…
Egypt hosts food security session at COP28
The Egyptian pavilion at COP28 held a session on Sunday called “Food Security in the Face of Climate Change," which…
RIT-Dubai students win UAE Youth Green Challenge at COP28
France's Schneider Electric declared on Sunday that Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai (RIT) was the winner of…
Bahrain pledges zero carbon emissions by 2060
The Kingdom of Bahrain declared on Sunday, at COP28, its dedication to a national strategy for cutting carbon…
COP28 enters final stage of negotiations
The final stage of negotiations for the COP28 climate summit started on Monday in Dubai, with the participation of…
COP28 president warns ‘failure is not an option’
President of COP28 Sultan Al Jaber on Saturday urged countries to temper their expectations for the climate change…
COP28 commitments not enough to meet climate objectives – IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) stated on Sunday that the multitude of new commitments made at the COP28…
Azerbaijan to host COP29 with regional support
Azerbaijan is set to host next year's 29th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP29) after it secured the…
U.S., UAE pledge $17 bln to green farming initiative
The United States and the United Arab Emirates jointly announced on Friday, at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai,…
OPEC rejects fossil fuel Phase-Out plan at COP28
OPEC faced backlash on Saturday, during the COP28 in Dubai, after the Kuwaiti secretary general sent a letter…
Schneider Electric, LMD sign MoU for sustainable solutions
French industrial group Schneider Electric and Egyptian real estate developer LMD signed a memorandum of…
Indigenous voices reveal horrors impacts of climate change at COP28
On the sidelines of COP28, Indigenous people from some of the countries most impacted by climate change relayed…
COP28: UN calls for action towards sustainable extraction of critical raw materials
Since the world started to transition to electrification, the demand for critical raw materials such as rare earth…
Abu Dhabi announces plan to improve air quality
Abu Dhabi laid out plans to slash harmful emissions from traffic in the UAE capital as it strives for cleaner air…
Israel focuses on its climate goals away from war – Gideon Behar claims
Israel wants to continue its climate goals away from the war in Gaza, Israel's special envoy for climate change,…
COP28: 22 countries commit to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050
The United States, along with 21 other nations, pledged on Saturday to increase nuclear energy capacity threefold…