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Liaoning province — once China’s coal and industrial center — launched a USD 87 bn plan to transition to renewable energy sources, according to a report from state-owned CCTV picked up by Bloomberg. The northeastern Chinese province bordering North Korea laid out plans to build 6 separate 10 GW energy hubs. The facilities will include […]
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Posted inON YOUR WAY OUT
Carbon-absorbing forests could soon become carbon emissions culprits
FEAST YOUR EYES- Some trees may soon be emitting carbon instead of oxygen: Stunning photos from the Financial Times accompany a warning that boreal forests storing vast amounts of carbon could become mass carbon emitters. Boreal forests are vast areas of conifer trees that make up about a third of all Earth’s forests. Historically, they […]
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SEPTEMBER 12-15 September (Monday-Thursday) International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Exhibition, Tehran International Permanent Fairground, Tehran, Iran. 13-14 September (Tuesday-Wednesday) South Sudan Oil & Power Conference, Juba, South Sudan, Venue TBA. 15 September (Thursday) UN’s Arab Regional Forum on Climate Finance, United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon. 18-19 September (Sunday-Monday) International Investors Forum, Dakhla, Morocco […]
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TODAY: UAE raises carbon reduction targets + it’s world green building week. Also- droughts are killing hydropower
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the accidental policy issue of Enterprise Climate. Today, we look at changing emission targets as well as energy policy recommendations from around the region, starting with: THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- The UAE has decided to upgrade its end-of-decade emissions targets in response to calls from last year’s COP summit […]
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The UAE now has more ambitious 2030 emissions targets
SMART POLICY- The UAE has raised its 2030 carbon emission target in response to the call at last year’s COP26 summit for countries to get more ambitious with their climate goals. In an updated set of nationally determined contributions (NDCs), the country has pledged to slash CO2 emissions by 31% by the end of the […]
Posted inELECTRIC VEHICLES
A robust EV market would certainly help the UAE reach its new climate goals
Management consulting firm Arthur D. Little has put the UAE at #8 in its latest Global Electric Mobility Readiness Index (pdf), which selects 15 countries at different stages of development and ranks them by “readiness” for EVs. An emerging market: The UAE — the only MENA country to feature in the index — was classified […]
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MENA really needs to stop flaring gas. Here’s one way we could do it.
Enterprise Explains: Flare gas-to-energy could help clean up a dirty industry: Since the beginnings of the oil industry, greenhouse gasses — primarily methane — that emerge from the oil extraction process have been burned in a process called flaring — one of the most polluting aspects of the industry. In 2021, oil companies worldwide flared […]
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Jordan to provide 141 homes with solar panels
Jordan approved on Monday a national plan that will see the government equip 141 homes with solar panels, according to a statement by the Energy Ministry yesterday. The Jordanian government will pay to equip these solar panels and will also pay for the monthly electricity bills of low-income households benefiting from the project. OTHER STORIES […]