SEPTEMBER 29 August-2 September (Monday-Friday): Africa Climate Week is taking place in Gabon. 1-2 September (Thursday-Friday) UN Regional Economic Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile. 1-3 September (Thursday-Saturday): World Conference on Climate Change & Sustainability, Frankfurt, Germany (online attendance optional). 3-5 September (Saturday-Monday): Ain Shams University’s Regional Action on Climate Change conference […]
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TODAY: Expo City Dubai is days away + IRENA’s first investment forum + UN seeks USD 160 mn for Pakistan + 2022 Earth Photo
Good morning, climate watchers. We hope you’re enjoying what remains of your summer break (so … many … “ooo” replies). It seems we’ve hit our first slow sumer news day on the business front. That said, the region is awash with climate-related events, with a flurry of activity in MENA, Africa and elsewhere ahead of […]
Morocco’s USD 18 bn renewables export hub
How Morocco is positioning itself as a global leader in renewables with one ambitious megaproject: Morocco’s ambitions to become a global leader in renewable energy got a major shot in the arm back in 2021, when it announced plans to generate a whopping 10.5 GW of solar and wind energy from just one project and […]
Emrill appoints new head of soft services
UAE integrated facilities management firm Emrill appointed Kim Mayes (Linkedin) as their head of soft services. She will be helping the company enhance their sustainability efforts, the company says. Mayes held the same position at Expo Dubai 2020 prior to joining Emrill.
Solar components factory coming “soon” to Algeria
Algeria promises it’s making headway on a solar components facility: Algeria’s announced that it will inaugurate “soon” a facility that will produce components for solar plants, Algeria’s Press Agency said in a statement yesterday. The facility, which will be built along with Italy’s Fimer, comes following an agreement signed between the latter and the government […]
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Enterprise Explains — Iraq’s chronic water shortage: Water scarcity in Iraq is causing large-scale environmental challenges, with recent news pieces reporting apocalyptic events like total surface water loss in once-lush marshlands and gazelles dying of hunger en masse. The country was named (pdf) the world’s fifth most vulnerable to decreased water and food availability, extreme […]
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Breaking down Joe Biden’s big US climate bill
What does the USD 369 bn US climate bill really entail: We interrupt our regional coverage to bring you an explainer on one of the most significant climate-related legislation: The Inflation Reduction Act (pdf). The bill — which was signed into effect by President Joe Biden earlier this month — sets out to alleviate the […]
Now they came for the chocolate…
The hipsters now have a vegan KitKat. Swiss food giant Nestle is launching a plant-based KitKat in 15 European countries on Friday, in what could either be seen as a welcome diversification of the confectionary market, or as the end of days for chocolate purists. But with some four in 10 European consumers reportedly interested […]