Countries from the Global South are railing against “biopiracy”: COP15 is seeing heated debate around the topic of “biopiracy” — where wealthy countries extract biological resources from the Global South, which they then use for medical, agricultural or industrial purposes for their own benefit, France24 reported on Friday. What’s the problem? Tech developments like digital […]
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No ‘fowl’ play: Activists took to the streets dressed as birds and trees to demand impactful biodiversity bill
Be the birds you wish to protect: Hundreds of activists dressed as birds, caribou, and trees costumes marched in COP15 host city Montreal to call for a strong agreement that would safeguard nature globally, Reuters reports. The aim of the protest is to ensure the outcomes of the conference would protect some 1 mn threatened […]
DECEMBER 7-19 December (Wednesday-Monday): TheUN’s 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), Montreal, Canada. 13-14 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): Seminar on EU standards for agri-food products for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Grand Millennium Business Bay Hotel, Dubai, UAE. 13-15 December (Tuesday-Thursday): International Renewable Energy Congress, Hammamet, Tunisia. JANUARY […]
TODAY: China’s Xi lands in Saudi Arabia + Renewables will overtake coal by 2026
Good morning, wonderful people. Climate news from MENA is then today, but we have plenty of interesting reads this morning. We talked to EFG Hermes Research Head of Strategy Simon Kitchen at the Enterprise Climate X Forum on Tuesday about how climate is impacting CEOs across emerging markets — and how macro forces are shaping […]
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How companies across global emerging markets are dealing with climate change
A deep dive into the macro factors shaping how corporates operating in emerging markets tackle climate change. Enterprise’s Climate X Forum on Tuesday saw us sit down with EFG Hermes Research Head of Strategy Simon Kitchen (LinkedIn) to discuss how business leaders across global growth markets are taking action to address climate change and what’s […]
Egypt has more green hydrogen incoming
More green hydrogen momentum for Egypt: Egypt signed MoUs with seven companies and consortiums to begin conducting feasibility studies on new projects to set up facilities to produce green hydrogen and its derivatives, according to a cabinet statement. The statement does not provide further details on the potential investment size, production capacity, or timeline for […]
Shoutout to MENA’s gold champions and emerging startups
There’s quite a few rounds of applause due today: Egypt’s Health Care Authority, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health, Lebanon’s Bellevue Medical Center, and KSA’s Almoosa Specialist Hospital all received the Gold Champion accolade in the ‘Visionary Leadership in Healthcare Sustainability’ category as part of the Arab Healthcare Climate Challenge. (Statement) Omani start-up 44.01 was awarded […]
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Airbus is experimenting with hydrogen to fuel jets
Airbus is working on a hydrogen-powered engine to power up a modified A380 superjumbo, according to a statement. The French aviation company had previously worked on designs for liquid hydrogen fuel and combustion engines, but found that fuel cells alone may be able to power small commercial aircrafts. Test flights are estimated for 2026, as […]