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ELECTRIC VEHICLES- Mercedes’ first battery-electric truck will make its debut in Saudi Arabia this week, according to a statement. The eActros 300 L 4x2 will be powered by the eAxle, housing two integrated electric motors and a two-speed transmission. The truck’s battery capacity of 336 kWh will have a range of up to 300 km […]
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Sweden’s H2 Green Steel eyes Canada as a location for new mega plant
Sweden’s H2GS looks to Canada as it lines up a mega green steel plant: Swedish metal and hydrogen company H2 Green Steel (H2GS) is in negotiations with Canada to set up a mega green steel plant in northern Quebec, CEO Henrik Henriksson told Bloomberg in an interview. He said the proposed 500 acre project will […]
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Fifa under fire for tri-continental 2030 World Cup
Fifa pledges eco-friendly World Cup as criticism grows: Football governing body Fifa said it will undertake necessary measures to “mitigate the environmental impact” of the three-continent 2030 World Cup, Reuters reports. The statements came in response to criticism by climate activists who expressed concern about higher emissions due to increased travel during the tournament. Tri-continent? […]
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Single-species plantations are doing more harm than good for the environment
Monoculture plantations are bad news for biodiversity: Single-species plantations can endanger biodiversity with limited climate gains, The Guardian reported last week, citing a paper published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Tropical regions like the Amazon are the most susceptible to such non-native tree-planting schemes, threatening the flora and fauna in such regions. What’s at […]
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OCTOBER 2023 8-12 October (Sunday-Thursday): MENA Climate Week, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 9-15 October (Monday-Sunday): World Bank/IMF 2023 Annual Meetings, Marrakech, Morocco. 10-11 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): Green Energy Africa Summit, Cape Town, South Africa. 10-12 October (Tuesday-Thursday): Autonomous E-Mobility Forum, Doha, Qatar. 16-17 October (Monday-Tuesday): Duqm Economic Forum, Duqm, Oman. 16-18 October (Monday-Wednesday): Climate Week, Rome, Italy. […]
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TODAY: MENA Climate Week rolls on in Riyadh + IMF / World Bank Annual Meetings kick off in Marrakesh
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We have a brisk but interesting issue this morning, bringing us a little bit of everything to kick off a fresh week. THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) — which is majority owned by the kingdom’s sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF), has acquired a 25% stake in […]
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KSA’s SEC grabs 25% stake in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company
KSA’s SEC taps into EVs: The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) — which is majority owned by the kingdom’s sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF), has acquired a 25% stake in Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company in a transaction valued at SAR 254 mn (c. USD 67.7 mn), SEC said in a disclosure to Tadawul yesterday. The EV-focused […]
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Masdar partners with Boeing on sustainable aviation fuel projects + policies
Masdar is teaming up with Boeing to propel the SAF industry in the UAE and beyond: UAE renewables giant Masdar has signed an MoU with US aircraft maker Boeing to advance and support the development and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) policies and projects locally and abroad, according to a company statement published on […]
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