UAE to get mega sustainable aviation fuel plant in 2026

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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

TODAY: UAE to get region’s first sustainable aviation fuel plant in 2026 + KSA launches 8 GWh battery storage tender

Good morning, folks. We have a relatively light news day today to round out the week, with our big story of the day being Singapore-based energy trader Mercantile & Maritime Group’s plans to set up a AED 2.2 bn biofuel processing facility at its MENA Terminals facility in Fujairah.

^^ We have more details on this story and others in this morning’s news well, below.

THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- Green stocks plummet after Trump victory: Shares in US and EU renewable energy and EV firms fell as anxious investors dumped some of their stocks following Donald Trump’s re-election as US president. Solar companies were the hardest hit, with shares in companies like Sunnova Energy International closing down 51.6%, while Sunrun closed down 29.6%, and First Solar fell 10.1% in New York trading yesterday. Danish renewables firms Orsted (-12.8%) and Vestas Wind Systems (-12.8%) also took a hit, as did German automakers including Mercedes-Benz (-6.4%) and BMW (-6.6%).

But some remain optimistic: Trump’s campaign has been vocal about raising tariffs on EVs and terminating the Inflation Reduction Act — a major regulatory driver of the US’ demand for clean energy. However, the economic benefits and job creation from projects under the IRA, especially in Republican states, could make it difficult to repeal the law, McDermott Will & Emery partner Carl Fleming told Reuters. Experts suggest that while Trump may favor fossil fuel extraction on public lands, the broader market dynamics and existing investments in clean energy would continue to drive the sector forward.

The story made headlines in the international press: Reuters | Bloomberg | The Financial Times | CNBC | The Guardian

HAPPENING TODAY-

#1- The World Urban continues until tomorrow in Cairo. The forum, established by the UN and one of its largest non-legislative events, will center around the effect of rapid urbanization on communities, economies, climate change, and policies and will bring together government representatives, academics, business people, urban planners, and more.

#2- South Africa’s two-day Critical Mineral Africa Summit concludes today in Cape Town. The summit aims to attract critical minerals investment to the continent and will be held alongside African Energy Week. The summit will be held in partnership with the Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce Partners, representing Germany’s increasing investments in southern Africa.

COP29 SCHEDULE-

YOUR GUIDE TO COP- COP29 is starting next week. Here’s a handy guide (pdf) for the main thematic days and what to expect and a full rundown of all the panels, workshops, discussions, debates, and keynote speeches.

DAYS TO LOOK FORWARD TO-

12-13 November: World Leaders Climate Action Summit

14 November: Finance, Investment and Trade

15 November: Energy, Peace, Relief and Recovery

19 November: Food, Agriculture and Water

21 November: Nature and Biodiversity, Oceans and Coastal Zones

22 November: Final Negotiations

COP WATCH-

China wants trade barriers added to COP29 agenda: A China-led group filed a last-minute request to the UN climate body to include talks on "climate-change related unilateral restrictive trade measures” to the COP29 agenda, reports Reuters. The group, known as BASIC, includes Brazil, India, and South Africa.

The pitch: The bloc argues that developed countries are introducing trade barriers on climate-related grounds that are harming developing nations. The group made a specific reference to the EU’s carbon border tax (CBAM) in its request to COP.

What’s next: COP’s rules require that agendas are adopted by consensus at the beginning of the summit. Any disputed items have the potential of delaying the summit’s start, chipping away at the limited time devoted to the already critical agenda items. The EU is expected to oppose the move, Reuters reported.

The outcome may have big consequences: Dispute agenda items have shifted discussions before. At the 2022 summit, a controversial agenda item to discuss financial payments on climate damage resulted in the world’s first fund of the sort.

ALSO- More world leaders to skip COP29: Several world leaders from major economies, including US President Joe Biden, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, are set to miss the upcoming COP29 summit, Reuters reports. Biden’s absence is chalked up to the US presidential election, while von der Leyen remains in Brussels due to political transitions within the European Commission. Lula recently withdrew after a head injury.

WATCH THIS SPACE-

#1- KSA launches 8 GWh battery storage tender: Saudi’s Power Procurement Company (SPPC) initiated the qualification process for its first group of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects, totaling an 8 GWh capacity, according to a statement.

The details: This tender comprises four projects, each with a 2 GWh capacity, including Al Muwyah and Haden projects in Makkah, Al Khushaybi project in Qassim, and Al Kahafa project in Hail. Each project follows a build-own-operate (BOO) model, allowing the selected bidder to hold full ownership via a special purpose vehicle (SPV), SPPC said. Each SPV will sign a 15-year Storage Services Agreement with SPPC.

SPPC has other major projects in the works: The company shortlisted multiple consortiums last month to develop four solar projects with a total capacity of 3.7 GW. The projects are set to reel in SAR 8 bn (USD 2.1 bn) of investments.

#2- Morocco eyes Tan-Tan port for green hydrogen exports: Morocco’s National Ports Agency issued a tender for a feasibility study to position the Tan-Tan port as a green hydrogen hub, North Africa Post reports. The port is part of Morocco's green hydrogen initiative, which was launched last March and involves allocating 300k hectares for green hydrogen projects. ANP is looking to leverage the port for green hydrogen exports as well as its derivatives, including ammonia and e-methanol.

Why Tan-Tan? The port, based in El Ouatia, is in close proximity to the Guelmim Oued Noun region, which is eyed by global energy firms, including France’s TotalEnergies.

There’s been some talk: Morocco and the World Bank were in talks back in January to explore the feasibility of building green hydrogen storage, ship refueling, and export-dedicated facilities at the ports of Tan-Tan, Jorf Lasfar, Mohammedia, and Tanger-Med. The study aimed to assess the technical and economic potential for green fuel production at Moroccan ports in a bid to help decarbonize the shipping sector, which accounts for 2.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

#3- Masdar + Sarawak Energy + Gentari consider floating solar project in Malaysia: UAE renewables giant Masdar has signed a joint study agreement with Malaysia’s Sarawak Energy and Malaysian renewables firm Gentari to evaluate the feasibility of a large-scale floating solar plant in Sarawak, Malaysia, according to a press release. The study will assess technical feasibility, environmental impact, and financial viability. The plant would mark Masdar’s second floating solar power plant in Southeast Asia following its 145 MW Cirata plant.

Why floating solar is a good move: Installing offshore solar panels would resolve the many challenges faced in regions worldwide in terms of available land and adequate space that doesn’t require deforestation. Adding solar systems to existing reservoirs could allow more than 6k cities around the world to develop self-sufficient power systems. The water’s cooling effect on the floating panels can also make them more efficient while reducing evaporation — and thus cutting the loss of freshwater supply — from the shade created by the panels.

Masdar is interested in other Indonesian ventures: Earlier in February, Masdar acquired shares in the geothermal unit of Indonesian government-owned geothermal utility Pertamina, which controls 82% of Indonesia's installed geothermal energy capacity and manages 13 geothermal energy projects generating 1.87 GW of electricity.

IN OTHER UAE NEWS- Tadweer + Emsteel to collaborate on alternative fuel: UAE-based waste management company Tadweer and Emsteel have signed an MoU to manufacture sustainable building materials using alternative fuels and raw materials, according to a press release. Emsteel will use refuse-derived fuels produced by Tadweer, as well as construction and demolition waste, to source raw materials for use in its factories.

AND- Siemens to boost Abu Dhabi’s efforts to integrate EVs in the transport sector: Siemens partnered with the Abu Dhabi Commerce and Industry Chamber to back the emirate’s efforts in boosting the adoption of EVs across its transport sector, according to a press release. Under the agreement, the two parties will work together to organize workshops and training programs for entrepreneurs to inform them on how to use Siemens technologies in the EV sector, as well as market analysis.

#4- The economic impact of climate change is projected to be far more severe than previously estimated, according to a new report (pdf) from the Network for Greening the Financial System. The report highlights that the projected physical risk impact on global GDP has quadrupled by 2050 in some scenarios, driven by record increases in temperatures. Physical risk includes droughts, heatwaves, floods, and cyclones.

The gray cloud: Global GDP is on track to shrink either way: Under the current policy trajectory, the world may see an 8% decline in GDP, whereas a net-zero scenario would keep this loss at just below 4%.

ICYMI- Recent analysis predicts even bigger shocks to the GDP: Climate risks could cause the world to lose 14% of its GDP, impacting emerging and advanced economies alike, and Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia would be hit hardest with potential economic losses exceeding 30% of GDP by 2050 under current policies and planned clean energy investments, according to Moody’s. However, a net-zero scenario would keep world output decline to 7.1%.

#5- JPMorgan mulls biodiversity financing options despite disappointing COP16 outcomes: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is currently studying “a variety of innovative financing and investment solutions” for biodiversity, the financial institution’s head of Nature and Biodiversity Gwen Yu told Bloomberg. The sector needs to avoid “the paralysis of seeking perfection over progress,” said Yu in reference to the lack of concrete biodiversity finance guidelines after COP16.

The plan: The bank plans to prioritize products that could be financially viable because “showing that projects are bankable is essential to meeting client demand,” head of Nature and Biodiversity Gwen Yu told Bloomberg. The lender has not yet disclosed what these biodiversity finance products would look like.

ICYMI- COP16 ended without parties coming to a consensus on financing: Countries were unable to come to a consensus on biodiversity funding mechanisms and commitments at COP16, with the EU, Switzerland, and other developed countries coming in with objections in the 11th hour. Talks may resume next year during an interim meeting planned in Thailand. Financing has always been a point of contention, with developing and developed countries seeking different outcomes.

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Mercantile & Maritime Group to set up biofuel plant in UAE

M&M vies for big share of world’s low-carbon aviation biofuel with new facility in UAE: Singapore-based Energy trader Mercantile & Maritime Group (M&M) is launching an AED 2.2 bn biofuel processing facility at its MENA Terminals facility in Fujairah, according to a statement. The facility is scheduled for completion in 2026 and is set to be the largest facility of its kind in the Middle East region.

The details: The planned carbon-neutral biofuel facility at MENA Terminals will produce up to 150 mn liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually — approximately 10% of current global SAF production.

REMEMBER- UAE has big biofuel plans: The UAE signed off on the National Policy on Biofuels to boost the production and consumption of locally produced biofuels in March. The policy will introduce a regulatory framework for biofuel distribution, set benchmarks for biofuel production and usage, enforce production standards and mandates for the fuel within the nation. It will also help regulate biofuel trade operations, define uniform biofuel specifications, and oversee production and commerce.

And a SAF pipeline: Dubai Municipality signed an agreement with UAE turbine and aviation fuel supplier Enoc Marketing, Belgium’s Besix, and Japan's Marubeni Middle East and Africa Power to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from solid municipal waste, organic waste, and green hydrogen from sewage treatment earlier this year. Enoc also signed an MoU with Finnish oil refining company Neste to explore avenues for the purchase and supply of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) both in the UAE and the wider MENA region back in late 2023.

ICYMI- Biofuels production is already heating up: UAE’s Circular Economy Council inaugurated Dubai-based Lootah Biofuels’ cooking oil reprocessing plant with a capacity of 100 tons per day in 2022. Tadweer signed an agreement with Austria’s OMV last year to explore investments in biofuels and biowaste production in the country and BP invested USD 10 mn in US startup WasteFuel to support the establishment of a UAE-based biofuels plant. Adnoc Distribution said it is planning to supply biofuel to its business-to-business (B2B) customers back in November, and more recently, Lootah Biofuels and the UAE's Energy and Infrastructure Ministry signed an MoU to develop, promote, and deploy the use of biofuels

The entertainment industry’s attempts at decarbonization

Musicians are trying to cut concert emissions: UK trip-hop band Massive Attack partnered with climate scientist Carly McLachlan to decarbonize the live-music industry, according to a study (pdf) published in Nature Journal. McLachlan, director at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, was approached by the band in 2019 to assess and reduce the carbon footprint of their tours. This collaboration led to the creation of the Super-Low Carbon Live Music road map (pdf), a report published in 2021, which outlines actionable steps for the music industry to align with the Paris Agreement.

The plan in action: The road map's principles were put to the test during Massive Attack's Act 1.5 Climate Action Accelerator event on 25 August in Bristol, UK. The concert — attended by 34k people — was powered entirely by renewable energy and batteries, significantly reducing its carbon emissions. The event also featured plant-based food, zero-waste policies, and incentives for audience members to use public transport, showcasing practical steps towards a sustainable future for live music.

What’s next? McLachlan's team will analyze data from the event to develop new standards for the industry. The findings — expected to be published by the end of the year — aim to demonstrate how similar low-carbon practices can be replicated across the industry.

The TV industry is working to decarbonize too: Netflix is finding ways to reduce the carbon footprint of film and TV sets which account for more than half of the company’s total emissions, the company’s sustainability officer Emma Stewart told Bloomberg last week. Shows, including Brigderton, Virgin River, and Stranger Things, are testing replacing diesel generators with hydrogen, batteries, and solar-powered trailers.

Why does this matter? The carbon footprint of average film production is massive at around 3.3k metric tons of CO2, according to a report (pdf) by the Sustainable Production Alliance. The largest contributor for all film sizes is fuel used by vehicles and power generators, causing almost half of the average emissions.

What is Netflix doing? The company has invested in renewable energy certificates and carbon credits to offset emissions. However, these tools have faced criticism over reports of their limited impact on actual emissions reduction. Other more effective alternatives that Netflix has been exploring include direct power purchase agreements with renewable developers, on-set mandates like carbon budgets, as well as financial incentives such as “sustainability allowance” that provide incentives to producers to adopt EVs, batteries, and renewables on their sets.

But there are challenges: The company doesn’t own most of its production equipment, making it difficult to enforce greener practices due to logistical and technical challenges in integrating green technology on sets. Virgin River’s production team, for instance, has had to adapt its set to be able to use its electric vehicles and manage battery-powered equipment.

But other efforts are underway: Netflix is trying to incentivize suppliers to adopt low-emission technologies. The company is also investing in startups and initiatives like the Clean Mobile Power Initiative to boost the green equipment supply chain.

Ma’aden’s top line jumps in 3Q, reversing losses

Saudi Arabian Mining (Ma’aden) turned to the black in 3Q 2024 with a net income of SAR 971.5 mn, compared to a SAR 83.4 mn loss during the same period last year, the firm said in a disclosure to Tadawul. Meanwhile, revenues grew 29.2% at SAR 8 bn.

The breakdown: The company’s bottom line bounced back up during the third quarter on the back of greater sales prices and volumes, lower depreciation costs, and a one-off SAR 94 mn gain from an ins. claim. Sales were boosted by higher commodity prices, as well as greater volumes of all products except for alumina, primary aluminum, and gold, the disclosure read.

On a 9M basis: Ma’aden saw its net income more than quadruple y-o-y to SAR 2.98 bn during the first nine months of the year, driven by higher sales volumes and prices, falling raw material and depreciation costs, and a positive base effect attributed to one-off industrial utility charges that had impacted the previous reporting period. Top line was up 6.3% at SAR 22.58 bn through 9M.

It’s been a busy quarter for Ma’aden: Ma’aden and Aluminum Bahrain (Alba) signed a non-binding heads of terms agreement in September to explore the possibility of a merger, with Ma’aden signing a share purchase agreement to acquire Sabic’s entire 20.6% stake in Alba. Separately, Ma’aden and PIF’s Manara Minerals submitted an offer in August to acquire a 15% stake in Barrick Gold’s Reko Diq copper and gold mining project in Pakistan. The company is reportedly close to acquiring a USD 1.5-2 bn minority stake in Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals' copper and nickel assets in Zambia.

Ta’ziz advances low-carbon methanol and ammonia ambitions

AMMONIA-

Ta’ziz advances low-carbon methanol and ammonia ambitions with new chemicals infrastructure contracts: Ta’ziz — a joint venture between Adnoc and ADQ — awarded logistics company Advario and UAE’s NMDC Group engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts to develop critical chemicals infrastructure in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, according to a press release.

About the contracts: The companies will set up a chemicals port in Al Ruwais that would serve as an export hub for ADNOC’s chemical productions. The port will mainly service ADNOC’s ammonia and methanol facilities in Al Ruwais. The contracts are part of a chemicals infrastructure push of over USD 2 bn investment to support ADNOC’s ambitions to become one of the top 5 chemicals producers in the world.

DESALINATION-

SCZone plans desal plant as part of USD 3 bn infrastructure investment: The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) plans to invest USD 3 bn on infrastructure projects over the coming few years, including a desalination plant in Ain Sokhna, SCZone head Walid Gamal El Din told Al Arabiya. The investment will mirror the USD 3 bn invested over the past few years.

About the plant: The new desalination facility will be dedicated to shared utilities for a green hydrogen project, Gamal El Din said. The first phase of the project will produce around 250k cubic meters per day. The authority will soon launch a tender for the project, and construction should take 2-4 years.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

KSA launches sustainable innovation fellowship for eco-friendly water technologies: Saudi Arabia’s Environment, Water and Agriculture Ministry launched the Sustainable Innovation Fellowship Program that will support innovative eco-friendly water technologies in Saudi Arabia. The program will focus on tech that recycles water treatment byproducts and membranes, methods of reusing treated wastewater in arid regions, and assessing the environmental impact of microplastics in water treatment. (Arab News)
Nigeria and Morocco explore EVs partnership: A delegation from Nigeria’s National Automotive Design and Development Council held talks with Morocco’s EVs-maker eMove Vehicles — a company specialized in two and three-wheeled vehicles and batteries — to discuss potential collaboration on EV charging infrastructure and tech transfers. (Statement)
Qatar’s Tarsheed program saves USD 230 mn, reduces 1.2 mn tons of carbon emissions: Qatar’s national conservation program, Tarsheed, led by Kahramaa, achieved QAR 840 mn (USD 230.73 mn) in financial savings and cut carbon emissions by 1.2 mn tons in 2024. (Economy Middle East)
UAE + Australia signed Cespa agreement: The UAE and Australia signed five agreements to boost investment in sectors including renewable energy, infrastructure, AI, mining, and agriculture. The signing happened on the margins of the signing of the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa) to boost investment and trade between the two countries to USD 15 bn by 2032. (Statement)

Spain to provide EUR 10.6 bn aid package following Valencia floods

Spain is providing a EUR 10.6 bn relief package to aid victims of catastrophic floods that struck Valencia and surrounding areas, claiming 217 lives and leaving hundreds unaccounted for, Bloomberg reports. The financial package, one of the largest in Spanish peacetime, includes direct grants for informal labor and businesses, state-backed loans, and funds for local government rebuilding efforts.

The flood damage bill is steep: Damages caused by the floods are estimated at EUR 10 bn, and lenders have a loan exposure of over EUR 20 bn, Reuters reported, citing businesses and banks’ representatives.

China pushes ahead with its EVs tariff complaint at WTO: China said it is advancing its complaint against the EU at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its recent imposition of anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, the Associated Press reports. China contends that the EU's actions are “protectionist” and violate WTO rules.

REMEMBER: China lodged a complaint with the WTO over the EU’s decision to impose anti-subsidy duties on Chinese EVs. China’s Ministry of Commerce stated that the EU’s provisional conclusion lacks both factual and legal foundation and that the decision severely violates WTO rules and undermines global cooperation on climate change. China’s EVs maker SAIC Motor also recently said it would file a lawsuit in the European Union's Court of Justice to contest the EU’s decision to raise tariffs on Chinese-made EVs to as high as 45.3%.

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER 2024

4-7 November (Monday-Thursday): Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.

4-8 November (Monday-Friday): World Urban Forum, Cairo, Egypt.

4-8 November (Monday-Friday): African Energy Week, Cape Town, South Africa.

6-7 November (Wednesday-Thursday): Critical Mineral Africa Summit, Cape Town, South Africa.

11-22 November (Monday-Friday): United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP29), Baku, Azerbaijan.

11-14 November (Monday-Thursday): Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

18-19 November (Monday-Tuesday): G20 Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

19-22 November (Tuesday-Friday) Aquaculture Africa 2024, Hammamet, Tunisia.

26- 27 November: (Tuesday - Wednesday): World Food Security Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

26-28 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Future Power Expo, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

26-28 November (Tuesday-Thursday): Egypt Energy Show, Cairo, Egypt.

27-28 November (Wednesday-Thursday): RAK Energy Summit, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

DECEMBER 2024

2-13 December (Monday-Friday): Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

3-4 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2024 conference, Dakar, Senegal.

3-5 December (Tuesday-Thursday): World Energy storage Conference, Doha, Qatar.

4-6 December (Wednesday-Friday): International Conference on Smart Power & Internet Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

10-12 December (Tuesday to Thursday): International Mangrove Conservation and Restoration Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

16-18 December (Monday-Wednesday): Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

22-24 December (Sunday-Tuesday): Renewable & Sustainable Energies And Green Processes Conference, Sousse, Tunisia.

JANUARY 2025

12-15 January (Sunday-Wednesday): World Renewable Energy Congress, Manama, Bahrain.

14-16 January (Tuesday-Thursday): World Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

15-16 January (Wednesday-Thursday): Future Minerals Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

18-19 January (Saturday-Sunday): Libya Energy & Economic Summit, Tripoli, Libya.

28-29 January (Tuesday-Wednesday): Sustainability Forum Middle East, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

FEBRUARY 2025

17-19 February (Monday-Wednesday): Egypt Energy Show, Cairo, Egypt.

23-25 February (Sunday- Tuesday): Global Water Energy and Climate Change Congress, Manama, Bahrain.

24-26 February (Monday-Wednesday): Connecting Hydrogen MENA, Dubai, UAE.

24-27 February (Monday-Thursday): Oman Climate Week, Muscat, Oman.

JUNE 2025

17-20 June (Tuesday-Friday): Mediterranean Water, Irrigation and Photovoltaic Exhibition, Tunisia.

EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE

2024

End-2024: Emirati Masdar’s 500 MW wind farm in Uzbekistan to begin commercial operations.

QatarEnergy’s industrial cities solar power project will start electricity production.

November: Arab Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Amman, Jordan.

2025

International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

UAE to have over 1k EV charging stations installed.

Middle East Electric Vehicle Show, Sharjah, UAE.

2026

26-29 October (Monday-Thursday): World Energy Congress, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

UITP Global Public Transport Summit, Dubai, UAE.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Bangkok, Thailand.

1Q 2026: QatarEnergy’s USD 1 bn blue ammonia plant to be completed.

End-2026: HSBC Bahrain to eliminate single-use PVC plastic cards.

2027

MENA’s district cooling market is expected to reach USD 15 bn.

World Water Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

2030

UAE’s Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) wants to provide AED 35 bn in green financing.

UAE targets 14 GW in clean energy capacity.

Tunisia targets 30% of renewables in its energy mix.

Qatar wants to generate USD 17 bn from its circular economy, creating 9k-19k jobs.

Morocco’s Xlinks solar and wind energy project to generate 10.5 GW of energy.

2035

Qatar to capture up to 11 mn tons of CO2 annually.

2045

Qatar’s Public Works Authority’s (Ashghal) USD 1.5 bn sewage treatment facility to reach 600k cm/d capacity.

2050

Tunisia’s carbon neutrality target.

2060

Nigeria aims to achieve its net-zero emissions target.

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