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style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, nice people. <\/strong>The news cycle remains eerily quiet as we slide into the weekend, with just a couple of stories making blips in the headlines\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>OUR TOP CLIMATE STORY-<\/strong> Acwa Power received the commercial operation certificate to begin operating the third and final phase of its 1.5 GW Sudair solar project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">^^ We have the details on this story and more in the news well, below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- Iberdrola calls off USD 8.3 bn <\/strong><strong>acquisition of rival <\/strong><strong>PNM<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Avangrid, the US arm of Spanish renewables giant Iberdrola, has called off plans for a USD 8.3 bn takeover over of New Mexico-headquartered energy holding company PNM Resources after failing to secure regulatory approvals. The deal would have seen Avangrid acquire both PNM and its two utilities \u2014 Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Texas New Mexico Power \u2014 at a USD 4.3 bn investment ticket, excluding debt. The merger was unanimously approved by PNM's board in 2020 and was aimed at establishing a renewable energy operator with a combined market value exceeding USD 20 bn, paving the way for Avangrid to capitalize on New Mexico\u2019s wind and solar energy potential. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The story grabbed some ink in the international press:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/af9ba360-58c7-4d9d-9cd6-78ebd073b11b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/deals\/iberdrolas-avangrid-terminates-83-bln-deal-buy-pnm-resources-2024-01-02\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-01-02\/iberdrola-s-avangrid-ends-merger-deal-with-us-power-provider-pnm\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/01\/02\/new-mexico-pnm-avangrid-merger\/02a6f308-a9a8-11ee-bc8c-7319480da4f9_story.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-mexico-pnm-avangrid-merger-666dd67508257e0a5bf01b8c4a2cf44c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP News<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uaeform.enterprise.news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/ads\/imgs\/135.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>#1- <\/strong><strong>Germany <\/strong><strong>+ Portugal made strides in renewable energy last year: <\/strong>Portugal hit a record of sourcing 61% of its electricity needs from renewable energy in 2023, up from 49% in 2022, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/portugals-renewable-energy-production-hit-new-record-2023-2024-01-02\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing grid operator REN. The country is targeting an 85% share of energy generation from renewables by 2030. Germany's renewable energy share also rose to 55% in 2023, a 6.6 percentage point increase from the year before, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/renewable-energys-share-german-power-grids-reaches-55-2023-2024-01-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> writes. Offshore wind contributed 31.1%, solar 12.1%, biomass 8.4%, and 3.4% was from hydropower and other renewables. Germany aims to source 80% of its energy from renewables by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>#2- Energy efficiency <\/strong><strong>investments<\/strong><strong> are outshining renewables:<\/strong> Global asset managers including KKR & Co, Blackstone, and Brookfield are sidestepping investments in renewables projects and are instead earmarking bns of USD toward financing ventures in the energy efficiency sector, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-01-03\/smart-energy-use-draws-big-money-from-private-equity?srnd=green\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> writes. While many developers are eying development projects in the downstream renewable energy industry, increasing power prices \u2014 even for wind and solar energy on the back of high interest rates and global supply chain disruptions \u2014 are seeing financiers \u2018narrowly focused\u2019 on the mostly untapped energy-efficiency investment market, Bloomberg quotes industry players as saying. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Why the turn? <\/strong>The global energy efficiency market currently stands at some <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/news\/global-energy-efficiency-market-an-invisible-powerhouse-worth-at-least-usd-310-billion-per-year\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 310 bn annually<\/a> and investments are intincing in the wake of the energy crunch exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war, prompting consumers to streamline operations and identify energy slashing pockets, Bloomberg notes. 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/1\/.1ef0ba4f-4461-489e-a6f7-ef7124c819ac.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Sudair <\/strong><strong>plant kicks off operations on third phase:<\/strong> Acwa Power received the commercial operation certificate to begin operating the third and final phase of its 1.5 GW Sudair solar project in Saudi Arabia from the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC), according to a Tadawul <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/!ut\/p\/z1\/lY_dboJAEIWfxQcwO2hc6OW2tEiDCuIvN2ZdpkoiLFkWW_v0BbFttLWxm72YOfnmzBkSkQWJMr5PNlwnMuO7ql9GdNVjFDp9C0bQnzwAhdCh04ll2B1K5ueANXAoBEMWjDpmD5wZkOhf8xD6PQie_EHXgzE4QG-bhyuP3bA_OkdG7M6sEjzfO67HuhY1L4FfTrxY8vOGI_BHyBCz4yXm1aiuQeYKC1kqgWS8Qc2yTJaZwBQz7SWFtrnmJBBcbNHDPe58vkES1qt5vE8KqYqaIsu2UWsFCi2Vnbvxl3JI13JHlnWdKxmXQk8OOTaClpX9qc4r4zB5rzoDGiuuxLZhjU9gWKZrVPb6JL0omX478Dq6qIOfplZNBI1vOjy6NVxcTfioElmFJHk6nS4gcdvW62M3tc4_a7U-APoSD9Q!\/dz\/d5\/L0lHSklna0tDbEVKSUtJS1VRb2dwUkEhIS9vSHdRQUVNSUFBQ0VFaGdDS000emxHWUVLVWxTVUtXdEcwWVdnQSEhLzRKQ2lqc1lwTWhUalVFNWxFbXQyVXR0TlF6VzdLVzFtbzVBIS9aN181QTYwMkg4ME8wSFRDMDYwU0c2VVQ4MURRNi9aNl81QTYwMkg4ME8wSFRDMDYwU0c2VVQ4MURJMy9jb21wYW55U3ltYm9sLzIwODIvZ2xvYmFsL2h0dHA6JTAlMHRhZGF3dWwlMC9hbm5DYXQvMS9hbklkLzc3NjU4\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">filing<\/a>. This phase adds 25% of the total project, achieving its full operating capacity. The company expects the impact to be reflected in its 1Q financial statements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- This has been in the works:<\/strong> Acwa Power began commercial operations of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/b989863a-b066-43c4-984f-e5d8eb3599cf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">75% of the Sudair project<\/a> in November after receiving the commercial operation certificate from SPPC and expected the impact of the 1.125 GW in operation to be reflected in its 4Q financial statements. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About Sudair: <\/strong>The project is set to become one of the largest single-contracted solar PV plants globally and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/9809683b-a44c-4f5e-8e92-77e8684f1783\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">largest of its kind in Saudi Arabia<\/a>. It is the first project under the Saudi sovereign wealth fund\u2019s renewable energy program, and has recorded the second-lowest cost globally for solar PV electricity production at USD 1.239 cents\/kwh. Once fully operational, the renewable energy program aims to deliver 70% of the kingdom\u2019s renewable energy goals, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acwapower.com\/news\/acwa-power-announces-financial-close-for-1500-mw-sudair-solar-plant-and-aramco-joining-the-consortium-under-pif-renewables-program\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Acwa Power<\/a>. Acwa Power and Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel) each hold a 35% stake in Sudair, and an Aramco subsidiary owns the remaining 30%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Acwa has more in the bag: <\/strong>The company plans to officially start its largest China operations <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/b989863a-b066-43c4-984f-e5d8eb3599cf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">this<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/b989863a-b066-43c4-984f-e5d8eb3599cf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">quarter<\/a>, building on previous purchases from China of products worth USD 30 mn in the energy, water, and green hydrogen sectors.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/acwa-power\/\">ACWA Power<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/solar\/\">SOLAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/solar-energy\/\">solar energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"81582 advertiser\" class=\"issue-section enterprise-adv\">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                            \"\r\n            id=\"81582\">\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/81582\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-81582\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-81582 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-advertiser wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weareiph.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/enterprise.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/infinity-enterprise1600px-scaled.jpg\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"81583\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"81583\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">COFFEE WITH..,<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/coffee-with-zach-faisal-founder-of-peec-mobility\/\">\r\n                            Coffee with Zach Faizal, founder of Peec Mobility                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/coffee-with-zach-faisal-founder-of-peec-mobility\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Peec says its tech costs 30% less and requires 80% less manufacturing time than its new counterparts. The EV startup unveiled the UAE\u2019s first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/9a85868f-3336-4dfc-82ec-4d193765ba05\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">petrol-to-electric repurposed vehicle<\/a> during COP28 last month. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>We had a brief chat with <\/strong><strong>Faizal about how Peec\u2019s EV repurposing technology works<\/strong>, how it can benefit the growing EV industry across different markets, the company\u2019s recycling strategies, industry challenges with the supply chains, and possible future agreements for expansion. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Edited and condensed excerpts of our conversation follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Enterprise: <\/strong>How does Peec\u2019s EV building process work?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Zach Faizal: <\/strong>The concept is very simple. We bypass the most complex part of the manufacturing \u2014 the chassis \u2014 and produce electric cars by reusing the chassis and adding in battery packs, the software that runs the cars, and all of the other mechanical components that need to be fitted into the existing chassis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">We have 1.6 mn cars on the road, and a lot of these chassis have been made for the past century or so by big reputable original equipment manufacturers, so they last for 25 to 30 years. That's why you still see cars on the road from the 80s and 90s that are still perfectly fine on the road. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">Bee\u2019ah is our strategic partner for all of the projects that we carry out and they own one of the biggest recycling plants in the region. They will recycle all of the components that we remove from the existing vehicles and the battery packs that are brought back after their end-of-life, thereby closing the full circular economy with them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: <\/strong>Have you faced any supply chain issues?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ZF:<\/strong> One of the values that we bring to the table in this part of the region is that we develop our battery packs, so we don't buy battery packs from abroad. We buy the cells and we convert them to packs here, eliminating some supply chain issues. We also have very strong supply partners on board as well, so fortunately we haven't had any issues with the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>E: <\/strong>Any plans to expand outside the UAE?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ZF:<\/strong>We've been working with multiple governments around the world because our tech is scalable and can apply to any major city. We've been in talks with the Italian Transportation Ministry and with the UK government to repurpose their public buses to electric and we started building prototypes for that. We're also looking at some of the developing markets like Kenya, which is very interested in the technology. We will deploy the initial set of vehicles in the UAE by the end of 2024, then start looking to expand to other geographies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">We're in the process of fundraising as we speak. Over the next couple of months and once we secure the final round of investment, we will be announcing who the official investors are.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/coffee-with\/\">COFFEE WITH..<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/evs\/\">EVs<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/peec-mobility\/\">Peec Mobility<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/uae\/\">UAE<\/a>\n   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While nearly 90% of the surveyed firms have seen their bottom lines take a hit due climate-driven supply chain disruptions, almost all organizations said their specialist environmental and leadership skills are not adequate to meet their net zero targets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Findings: <\/strong>There are mixed opinions across the surveyed markets on which skills are most needed for climate resilience, from technical and engineering skills to softer skills like whole systems thinking. Developing countries including China, Malaysia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India, and Brazil believe their climate resilience capacity is highly inadequate. Surveyed engineering firms in China and Malaysia said they have 1% of required resiliency skills, while Egypt and Brazil said they have 3% and Saudi Arabia 2%. Developed countries did not fare much better, with Germany and the US each noting 4%, and Australia and the UK sitting at 7% and 10% respectively. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Goals in place, but upskilling needed: <\/strong>IET\u2019s research also found that while 67% of surveyed organizations have formulated sustainability goals \u2014 partly to meet entry requirements for new markets \u2014 75% of respondents say they still need to upskill their workforce and boost knowledge transfer, especially on specialist sustainability technical skills to to realize their targets. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>China is leading the pack: <\/strong>The majority of surveyed firms \u2014 except for those in the UK \u2014 believe their countries\u2019 education systems are capable of equipping the next generation of engineers with the necessary climate resilience skills, with 95% of respondents from China noting their education pipeline adequately prepares younger people for the sector. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More academic collaboration needed: <\/strong>Engineering employers overwhelmingly see collaboration with academia as essential to graduating proficient engineers, and all surveyed organizations \u2014 except those in Egypt \u2014 see collaboration programmes between academia and the private sector as critical to delivering quality tech leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What they said:<\/strong> \u201cTo help meet national net zero targets, businesses are telling us that they want to see their governments focusing their policies on economic development and industrial strategy, as well as closer collaboration between academia and industry to ensure more high-quality engineering and technology candidates are ready for industry,\u201d IET President Gopichand Katragadda noted last month. <\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/decarbonization\/\">decarbonization<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-industry\/\">green industry<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-infrastructure\/\">green infrastructure<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/macro-picture\/\">MACRO PICTURE<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"81587\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"81587\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/ksas-spwc-opens-tender-for-more-desalination-plants-and-al-futtaim-partners-with-e-on-evs\/\">\r\n                            KSA\u2019s SPWC opens tender for more desalination plants and Al-Futtaim partners with e&amp; 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The tenders include the finance, development, operation, and maintenance of the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination water project in Jubail Industrial City. The plant will be located next to the existing plant units \u2014 Jubail Phase 1, Jubail Phase 2, Jubail 3A and 3B. The projects will start commercial operations in 3Q 2027. The successful bidder will develop the project and then sell the capacity and output to SWPC under a 25-year water purchase agreement. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The bidders: <\/strong>SWPC said nine utility developers, including two in consortiums, had qualified for the project last September, the report adds. These include Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, Acciona Agua, Acwa Power, and Engie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- Not KSA's first reverse osmosis plant: <\/strong>Acwa Power, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), and Al Bawani Water and Power Company inaugurated in June the solar-powered <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/bc9dc8f6-e1f3-4a38-ba3f-8bc110e5d482\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Jubail 3A independent water desalination plant<\/a>, which uses reverse osmosis technology. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">ELECTRIC VEHICLES-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Company and e& will partner to deploy a fleet of 100 BYD <\/strong><strong>electric vehicles in the UAE<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/al-futtaim-electric-mobility-company-and-e-and-sign-landmark-deal-to-spur-electric-movement-ud3og02t\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.byd.com\/eu\/car\/atto3\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BYD Atto 3<\/a> vehicles have a range of 420 km on a single charge and will be integrated into e&'s fleet in a phased rollout in a bid to achieve e&'s netzero commitments covering Scope 1 and 2, by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- Al-Futtaim is big on green mobility: <\/strong>Al-Futtaim Toyota said it intends to supply taxi franchise company Cars Taxi\u2019s vehicle fleet with 1.3k Toyota Camry hybrid vehicles <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/1487efb7-19a3-4861-892e-771329a233ba\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last November<\/a>. Al-Futtaim Trading Enterprise will also roll out Volvo\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/53c20ace-792f-4af6-ab75-7ae02ba3cbcd\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">all-electric EX30 SUV<\/a> in the UAE this month. <\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/also-on-our-radar\/\">ALSO ON OUR RADAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/desalination\/\">DESALINATION<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/evs\/\">EVs<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"81589\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"81589\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">6<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">CLIMATE IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/climate-change-will-cost-the-panama-canal-usd-bns-annually\/\">\r\n                            Climate change will cost the Panama Canal USD bns annually                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/climate-change-will-cost-the-panama-canal-usd-bns-annually\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The canal is facing unprecedented water shortages at levels 1.8m below average, limiting the number of vessels able to cross each day. Pre-drought capacity permitted 38 ships per day, while authorities have now capped it at 24, with the number expected to drop further as the dry season approaches.\\<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Bigger business for Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal? <\/strong>Climate-driven <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/weather-forecasting-will-it-rain-today-no-one-really-knows\/a-64107411\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">water scarcity in Central America<\/a> drove the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Panama Canal Authority<\/a> to mandate that shipping vessels <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/8fdfd289-8c04-49dc-b73a-ec98b26583fb\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">decrease their payloads<\/a> last May, driving freight ship traffic to Egypt\u2019s Suez Canal. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s no quick fix:<\/strong> The canal authorities are considering using an artificial lake to pump water into the canal or boosting rainfall through cloud seeding but both options would take years to implement, Bloomberg writes. In the meantime, the canal will use water from a secondary reservoir, Lake Alajuela, until rain picks up in May. Panama is exploring damming up the Indio River as a long-term option \u2014 a costly and controversial project that faces local opposition from farmers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What does this mean for global trade? <\/strong>The canal is responsible for roughly USD 270 bn a year in global trade, and restrictions put in place since August 2023 have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/5bf6039b-23c3-4ba5-a951-1b3c9e8cd4ca\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">impacted the 170 countries<\/a> that use the canal to transport key goods. The Evergreen Marine ship \u2014 which was scheduled to set a record for carrying the most containers through the Panama Canal \u2014 was forced to unload thousands of containers after the canal authority reduced maximum ship weights. <\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/climate-change\/\">climate change<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/climate-in-the-news\/\">CLIMATE IN THE NEWS<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"81591\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"81591\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">ON YOUR WAY OUT<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/irans-desert-gold-saffron-industry-is-drying-up-due-to-climate-change\/\">\r\n                            Iran\u2019s \u2018desert gold\u2019 saffron industry is drying up due to climate change                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/01\/04\/irans-desert-gold-saffron-industry-is-drying-up-due-to-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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The spice farmers are struggling to cope with the effects of changing weather patterns, which have brought freezing winters, dry springs, and scorching summers that have dried up all 2k surface water wells in the region. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Saffron supplies are dwindling:<\/strong> The total production of saffron is expected to fall to about 170 tons this year from nearly 400 tons last year, the report notes. The decline in supply has dramatically driven up the domestic and international prices of saffron, which is already the most expensive spice in the world. A kilo of premium saffron can cost up to USD 1.8k, according to suppliers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top:12pt;margin:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;padding-right:0\"><strong>Why is saffron so expensive?<\/strong> Saffron is a labor-intensive spice that requires hand picking and drying the stigmas of the crocus sativus flower \u2014 up to 170k flowers are needed to produce 1kg of saffron. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top:12pt;margin:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;padding-right:0\"><strong>Demand is also dropping: <\/strong>Iran is struggling with an inflation rate above 40%. This has caused the domestic consumption of the spice, which accounts for about a quarter of annual production, to drop. The saffron industry is also suffering from the impact of US-led sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme, which has restricted its access to the global financial system and fuelled smuggling. China, which snaps up 45% of Iran\u2019s saffron crop, has also reduced its imports due to the price surge.<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/climate-change\/\">climate change<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/on-your-way-out\/\">ON YOUR WAY OUT<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    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style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainmideast.com\" style=\"\">Sustainability Forum Middle East,<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Manama, Bahrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-11 January (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremineralsforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Future Minerals Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-24 January (Saturday- Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashrae.org\/conferences\/2024-winter-conference-chicago\" style=\"\">ASHRAE Winter Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Illinois, USA.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">FEBRUARY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-28 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conferences.uaeu.ac.ae\/warms2024\/en\/index.shtml\" style=\"\">Management and Sustainability of Water Resources<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARCH 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-6 March (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dust.ncm.gov.sa\/register\/\" style=\"\">International Conference on Sand and Dust Storms in the Arabian Peninsula<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfutureenergysummit.com\/\" style=\"\">World Future Energy Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16-18 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeast-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Middle East Energy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mena.gh2events.com\/\" style=\"\">Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30 April-2 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aemobforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Autonomous E-Mobility Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Doha, Qatar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwasteforum.com\/en\" style=\"\">Global Waste Forum<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span style=\"\">Algiers, Algeria. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>19-21 May (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudienergyconvention.com\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Energy Convention<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, KSA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5 June (Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/press-release\/saudi-arabia-host-world-environment-day-2024-focus-land-restoration\" style=\"\">World Environment Day<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evautoshowonline.com\/\" style=\"\">EV Auto Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, KSA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">DECEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-13 December (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unccd.int\/news-stories\/notifications\/sixteenth-session-unccd-conference-parties-cop-16-riyadh\" style=\"\">Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, KSA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Early 2024: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us-algeria-energy-and-investment.org\/\" style=\"\">The 2023 US Algeria Energy Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Washington DC, USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-14 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safcongressmena.com\/\" style=\"\">Sustainable Aviation Futures MENA Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>End-2024: Emirati <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ar.ae\" style=\"\">Masdar<\/a><\/span><span>\u2019s 500 MW wind farm in Uzbekistan to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/13a804af-a659-4152-82b2-a3c920862f2b\" style=\"\">begin commercial operations<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qatarenergy.qa\/en\/Pages\/Home.aspx\" style=\"\">QatarEnergy<\/a><\/span><span>\u2019s industrial cities solar power project <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/afa55bc3-dec6-4f46-b806-25518b05cda1\" style=\"\">will start electricity<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> production. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2025 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/our-union\/iucn-world-conservation-congress\" style=\"\">International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>UAE to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/9ec60000-0539-4d85-baf5-5beaf020a34f\" style=\"\">have over 1k<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> EV charging stations installed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-29 October (Monday-Thursday):  <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/N2002883\" style=\"\">World Energy Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uitpsummit.org\/\" style=\"\">UITP Global Public Transport Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2023\/04\/19\/imf-and-the-world-bank-group-to-hold-2026-annual-meetings-in-bangkok-thailand\" style=\"\">Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>1Q 2026: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qatarenergy.qa\/en\/Pages\/Home.aspx\" style=\"\">QatarEnergy<\/a><\/span><span>\u2019s USD 1 bn blue ammonia plant <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/77469f6c-f938-4a97-8cac-3146b39b6cbe\" style=\"\">to be completed<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>End-2026: HSBC Bahrain to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/a2ead528-71fb-423b-a6f8-e18b2c9897d8\" style=\"\">eliminate single-use<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> PVC plastic cards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>MENA\u2019s district cooling market is <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/59376411-8296-47dc-87cc-43ddc792bba4\" style=\"\">expected to reach<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> USD 15 bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2030 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>UAE\u2019s Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) wants to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/ea65a4f2-e77c-426b-8ad0-9120704954f6\" style=\"\">provide AED 35 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in green financing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>UAE <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/a9c832ed-f423-479e-884d-90cabefe3a0b\" style=\"\">targets 14 GW<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> in clean energy capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Tunisia <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7c5659c7-cf17-4cd6-9d18-c8afb5c643fb\" style=\"\">targets 30%<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of renewables in its energy mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Qatar wants to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7881b1d2-724a-4914-ba85-0545e72901c9\" style=\"\">generate USD 17 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> from its circular economy, creating 9k-19k jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Morocco\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/xlinks.co\/morocco-uk-power-project\/\" style=\"\">Xlinks<\/a><\/span><span> solar and wind energy project to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/52aefc63-82e3-42e3-8afc-960461fa5288\" style=\"\">generate 10.5 GW<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2035 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Qatar to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/77469f6c-f938-4a97-8cac-3146b39b6cbe\" style=\"\">capture up to 11 mn tons<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> of CO2 annually. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2045 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Qatar\u2019s Public Works Authority\u2019s (Ashghal) USD 1.5 bn sewage treatment facility to reach 600k cm\/d capacity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2050<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Presidencedugouvernementtunisien\/posts\/pfbid02urYKuUDF91i7dtVRR3yrSFzM4p5aG1JUormqfgnbjuUMTSGzmL2DrY8Z7wyfA7vBl?locale=ar_AR\" style=\"\">Tunisia\u2019s carbon neutrality target<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2060 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Nigeria aims to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/ea65a4f2-e77c-426b-8ad0-9120704954f6\" style=\"\">achieve its net-zero<\/a><\/span><span> emissions target.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KSA\u2019s Sudair solar is fully operational | We talk EV repurposing tech with Peec Mobility | SPWC issues tenders for more desalination 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