{"id":84267,"date":"2024-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=84267"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:50:12","slug":"uaes-zero-gravity-to-launch-usd-300-mn-ev-facility-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/issues\/uaes-zero-gravity-to-launch-usd-300-mn-ev-facility-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE\u2019s Zero Gravity to launch USD 300 mn EV facility in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"84269\" 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=\"84269\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING TODAY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/05\/20\/today-a-new-uae-ev-manufacturing-facility-aramco-ramps-up-decarbonization-efforts\/\">\r\n                            TODAY: A new UAE EV manufacturing facility + Aramco ramps up decarbonization efforts                        <\/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\/05\/20\/today-a-new-uae-ev-manufacturing-facility-aramco-ramps-up-decarbonization-efforts\/\" 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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There\u2019s also news breaking about a new EV manufacturing facility landing in Abu Dhabi. First, let\u2019s take a quick look at what stories are shaping the conversation abroad\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- <\/strong><strong>Microsoft\u2019s <\/strong><strong>emissions rose 30% off of AI expansion: <\/strong>Microsoft\u2019s Scope 3 emissions increased 30% from 2020 levels, hindering the tech giant\u2019s goal to be carbon-negative by 2030, according to Microsoft\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/1324.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">sustainability report (pdf)<\/a>. The rise in emissions is attributed to the company\u2019s rapid expansion in AI, which requires the construction of new data centers that demand large quantities of carbon-intensive materials such as cement, steel, and microchips. Despite Microsoft outlining several strategies to increase energy efficiency and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/9ed31958-8036-43bd-9a95-ece792e3d00e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">invest in renewables<\/a> or sustainable aviation fuels, amongst others, it did not consider how it will offset the emissions from the USD 50 bn worth of investments in made from July 2023 and July 2024 in AI tech<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>The giant software firm is under fire on all fronts:<\/strong> The company's reliance on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/green-power-markets\/renewable-energy-certificates-recs\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">renewable energy credits (RECs)<\/a> \u2014 such as its delivery of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/81fd7640-0a00-4af3-b534-2b70bf75dfdb\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">3.33 mn tons of permanent negative emissions<\/a> from its planned bio-CCS facility in Stockholm \u2014 to claim clean energy usage has drawn criticism for potentially masking actual emission growth, the news outlet adds. Employees have also voiced concerns over Microsoft's AI-enhanced oil extraction projects, which they believe undermine the company's environmental efforts.<strong> The story grabbed ink in <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-15\/microsoft-s-ai-investment-imperils-climate-goal-as-emissions-jump-30?srnd=homepage-europe\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/61bd45d9-2c0f-479a-8b24-605d5e72f1ab\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/microsoft-imposes-new-climate-requirement-on-suppliers-in-effort-to-lower-its-emissions-32169953\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/05\/15\/microsofts-carbon-emissions-have-risen-30percent-since-2020-due-to-data-center-expansion.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>ALSO- Climate change-driven flooding and heavy rains continue to batter Afghanistan<\/strong>, one of countries most vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters according to the UN. Nearly 100 people have died since Saturday and at least 300 hundred houses were destroyed. Flash floods devastated villages in northern Afghanistan causing 315 fatalities and over 1.6 injuries last week. <strong>The story was picked up by <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/forty-seven-dead-heavy-rain-floods-northern-afghanistan-official-says-2024-05-19\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/rain-floods-afghanistan-dcf70dafc35801463ee87b3fb4b28dcd\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4n1gg2p1ljo\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a><\/strong><strong>, and <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/article\/2024\/may\/18\/fresh-flooding-in-afghanistan-people-dead-after-heavy-rain-brings-devastation\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.evinnovationsummit.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> will open its doors today in Abu Dhabi and run <\/strong><strong>through to Wednesday.<\/strong> The event will see industry leaders come together to discuss sustainable mobility and tapping into groundbreaking advancements in electric vehicles while engaging with key decision-makers. <strong>Over in Riyadh, <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/futureaviationforum.com\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Future Aviation Forum<\/a><\/strong><strong> is kicking off today and will wrap on Wednesday.<\/strong> The event, organized by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, will see the Kingdom showcasing some USD 100 bn worth of investment options in the aviation and logistics sector at large. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">COP WATCH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a><\/strong><strong>Irena <\/strong><strong>to monitor global progress on COP28 agreement until 2030:&nbsp;<\/strong>The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has been officially tasked with monitoring progress on the climate goals set out by the global pact \u2014 dubbed the UAE Consensus \u2014 agreed upon at COP28\u2019s conclusion, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irena.org\/News\/pressreleases\/2024\/May\/IRENA-Tasked-with-Monitoring-Progress-of-UAE-Consensus-Renewable-Energy-Goals-by-COP28-Presidency\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> published last week. Irena will create a dedicated yearly report to monitor progress on and propose strategies for reaching energy targets, and will run from this year to 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REFRESHER- What is the UAE Consensus? <\/strong>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/c9395f65-e732-45c9-b18a-a22c63736c0d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">final text<\/a> of the global pact \u2014 which was signed by 198 parties \u2014 outlined key actions to shift away from fossil fuels including tripling renewable energy capacity and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, rapidly phasing out coal power, and developing zero-carbon technologies. It set goals to reduce fossil fuel consumption and production, tackling non-CO2 emissions like methane, and transitioning to cleaner transportation options while eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. While the pact was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerinstitute.org\/research\/inside-cop28-participants-take-climate-diplomacy-efforts-dubai\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the first in 28 years<\/a> to explicitly mention the need to shift away from every type of fossil fuel, many critics were frustrated with the lack of clear commitments for the phase out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>#1- Negotiations have started for Egypt to <\/strong><strong>access USD 1.2 bn in green financing from the IMF's Resilience and Sustainability Facility<\/strong>, Egypt\u2019s Environment Ministry <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EGY.Environment\/posts\/pfbid0hhcEDmEqmj5SPJaD6mWEc4iFJrRwsVdUEBrYujGM3t12fYC6JXz7pnZZvAXFN7zNl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Saturday, following a meeting between Egypt\u2019s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad and IMF mission chief for Egypt Ivanna Hollar. The USD 8 bn expanded facility agreement in March <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7d497584-4c77-4f86-8724-29be29ab8448\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">paved the way<\/a> for the country to apply for the additional low-cost climate financing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> Egypt\u2019s third loan review with the IMF \u2013 scheduled for June \u2013 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/72695007-0bdb-4085-b04c-093acab38347\/we-could-receive-the-second-tranche-of-our-imf-loan-in-june\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">will also discuss<\/a> the climate financing package, Hollar said in April. \u201cTo qualify, countries need to have in place a strong set of policies that are intended to address the bases of climate change,\" she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>IN OTHER EGYPT NEWS-<\/strong><strong>Dabaa <\/strong><strong>nuclear plant advances: <\/strong>The first level of the internal containment vessel of the Dabaa reactor building in the first nuclear unit was officially completed, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=936112098559211&amp;set=a.144073987763030\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released on Friday. The internal containment vessel houses the nuclear reactor and the primary circuit equipment, playing a pivotal role in the operational safety of the nuclear station.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REMEMBER- Final phase of the plant is underway: <\/strong>Egypt kicked off construction on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/96db65d0-2bdb-4600-9668-a512f9447518\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the fourth and final reactor<\/a> of the 4.8 GW Dabaa nuclear power plant in January. Construction is set to be completed by 2028.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>#2- Ukraine\u2019s DTEK is exploring renewables cooperation with Acwa: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dtek.com\/en\/about\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">DTEK<\/a> \u2014 Ukraine\u2019s largest privately-held energy company \u2014 is engaged in talks with renewables giant Acwa Power to boost its wind and solar power capacities in addition to upping battery storage activity, CEO Maxim Timchenko told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2512926\/business-economy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Arab News<\/a>. The company is in talks \u201cwith PIF and other [Saudi] institutions\u201d about investment in cleantech, IT, agriculture, and energy, according to Timchenko. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a><\/strong><strong>#3- Qatar to test electric air taxi and delivery planes: <\/strong>Qatar will run its first trial of electric air taxis and delivery planes in early 2025, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MOTCQATAR\/posts\/pfbid0toHwuXHbRbGvgeQS3oMJrcmsu9FYrEMPVntKb2KECgsrBVzebxihzems8oT7FFpZl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The country aims to eventually develop a fully integrated mobility ecosystem to enhance its transport sector. The air mobility strategy will use artificial intelligence to increase sustainability, integration, and efficiency. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Qatar is following in the UAE\u2019s footsteps: <\/strong>Chinese electric air mobility company EHang <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/0ff05e67-7ce3-470d-8072-c04d7d9cc12c\/ehang-oversees-uae'\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">concluded the first demo flight<\/a> for its pilotless eVTOL aircraft series EH216 in Abu Dhabi earlier this month as part of a partnership signed in December for EHang to roll out its autonomous eVTOL aircraft in the UAE. The Chinese firm intends to sell its vehicles to be used as an air taxi service for city public transportation systems, as well as sightseeing flights for tourists. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#4- <\/strong><strong>Jera <\/strong><strong>to invest USD 32 bn in energy and renewables: <\/strong>Japanese power giant <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jera.co.jp\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Jera<\/a> is planning to invest USD 32 bn in energy including adding 15 GW of renewable energy and 7 mn tons of hydrogen and ammonia, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/japans-jera-invest-32-bln-lng-renewables-new-fuels-over-decade-2024-05-16\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported on Thursday. The company also plans to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 60% from 2013 levels, phase out inefficient coal-fired power plants by 2030, and convert remaining coal-fired power generation to ammonia by the 2040s. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Jera\u2019s heavily investing in regional projects: <\/strong>Jera signed <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/bb100bca-2d0b-44ac-bda9-58c56ef4854e\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">agreements<\/a> with Taqa and Adnoc last year to investigate the feasibility of low-carbon thermal energy, ammonia, and green hydrogen projects in the region. The Japanese company also collaborated with Saudi Arabia\u2019s sovereign wealth fund the Public Investment Fund, to explore <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/e6081d95-deae-40b9-90b0-0dcc3ce2ee12\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the production of green hydrogen<\/a> and its derivatives. It also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/24242a77-83d7-40f0-a245-fb0fd907b420\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">plans to invest<\/a> in low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia plants in the region to produce around 1 mn annual tons of blue ammonia, alongside smaller-scale green hydrogen projects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#5- <\/strong><strong>TotalEnergies <\/strong><strong>is eyeing renewables projects in KSA: <\/strong>French energy giant TotalEnergies is in discussions with Saudi Arabia\u2019s Acwa Power to expand its renewable energy portfolio in the kingdom, TotalEnergies\u2019 CEO Patrick Pouyanne told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asharqbusiness.com\/article\/63796\/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a> on the sidelines of the Qatar Economic Forum last week. TotalEnergies\u2019 Middle East strategy aims to invest in projects that mix gas and renewable energy, which the company is currently implementing in Oman and Iraq, Pouyanne added. TotalEnergies and Oman\u2019s OQ Alternative Energy announced plans to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/totalenergies.com\/news\/press-releases\/oman-totalenergies-launches-marsa-lng-project-and-deploys-its-multi-energy\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">develop a joint renewable energy portfolio<\/a> with a total capacity of up to 800 MW last month. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Total is already active in the region: <\/strong>The company partnered with Oman\u2019s Nama Power and Water Procurement Company to build a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/0617ef13-7e43-446b-a713-11cce8b1b201\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">17 MW solar project<\/a> to power its Sur desalination plant under a JV with France\u2019s Veolia. TotalEnergies is also set to begin operating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/99ae66f5-32ec-4e4b-a317-a68c8be4c356\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the first phase<\/a> of its solar power project in Iraq \u201cwithin the next year.\u201d The company is also among <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/ec98e38c-4d85-4999-ba4a-2e47f181b20b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the backers<\/a> of Xlinks\u2019s Morocco-UK interconnector project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#6- Morocco has plans to add 6.5 <\/strong><strong>GW of renewable energy to the country\u2019s 11 GW total installed energy capacity by 2027<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/economy\/north-africa\/morocco-to-almost-double-its-energy-capacity-by-2027-yjqd0t5u\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported last week, citing comments made by Energy Minister Leila Benali last week on the sidelines of a conference on batteries in Rabat. The country plans to add 2.5 GW of non-renewable power in the same period, which together with the renewables projects will cost the government USD 7 bn in investments. Currently, renewables makeup 4.5 GW (37.6%) of Morocco's total electricity capacity, with the nation quickly approaching its goal to have renewables represent 52% of its energy mix by 2050.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>#7- US opens probe into Asia solar imports: <\/strong>The US Commerce Department has launched an investigation into dumping and unfair subsidization allegations against South East Asian solar cell and panel imports, specifically from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-15\/asian-solar-imports-subject-of-new-us-commerce-department-probe\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported last week. The probe comes one month after seven US solar equipment companies <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-04-24\/us-solar-manufacturers-seek-additional-tariffs-on-panel-imports-from-asia\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">filed petitions<\/a> to counteract \u201cunfair practices\u201d by overseas rivals. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>The details:<\/strong> The US firms request that tariffs \u2014 which they suggest should reach as high as 271.5% later this year \u2014 be imposed on USD 12.5 bn worth of imported equipment from South East Asian firms, Bloomberg wrote. The results of the investigation will determine whether importers will have to hold bns in cash deposits or reserves on their product to pay potential tariffs. The duties could be enforced in as little as four months. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Not everyone\u2019s on board: <\/strong>US solar producers may be seeking profit rather than protection of the domestic solar industry, CEO of Invenergy Michael Polsky said, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-15\/new-us-solar-tariffs-would-slow-clean-power-shift-developer-warns?srnd=homepage-americas\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported last week. The US solar manufacturers would directly benefit from tariffs imposed on Southeast Asian solar imports, Polsku stated, adding that US firm First Solar\u2019s shares spiked almost 5% with news of the waiver\u2019s near end. Rather than protecting US manufacturing, the tariffs will create conditions where \u201cthey can sell their solar products at the highest price,\u201d he stressed. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>ALSO- Is Biden making a U-turn to protect local industries?<\/strong> US President Joe Biden is planning to end a two-year tariff waiver on the solar panels made by Chinese companies in Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, and on imported double-sided solar panels imported from China, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/white-house-moves-protect-us-solar-manufacturers-chinese-competition-2024-05-16\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported on Thursday. Biden also plans to introduce tax credits for projects that have 40% of its equipment manufactured in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DANGER ZONE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Climate change is coming for your mental health: <\/strong>Rising temperatures and climate disasters can cause neurological diseases and mental health disorders to become more prevalent and come with more severe symptoms, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-15\/climate-change-is-affecting-brain-health-study-finds?srnd=green\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported last week, citing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/laneur\/article\/PIIS1474-4422(24)00087-5\/abstract\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> published by the University College London (UCL) in the neurology journal The Lancet. The analysis also revealed that environmental factors can increase the associated risk of hospital admission, disability, and death. 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Billed as the Middle East's largest corporate and investment banking event, it serves as a key meeting point for those active in the region's capital markets. Over 1.4k governments, corporates, investors, banks, law firms, regulators and service providers as well as more than 75 expert speakers will be in attendance. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Turkey will host the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eem24.khas.edu.tr\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International Conference on European Energy Market<\/a><\/strong><strong>, from Monday, <\/strong><strong>10 June to Wednesday, 12 June<\/strong> in Istanbul. The three-day event will gather experts from scientific, industry, and policy sectors for discussions on various energy market-related topics. The conference covers themes including energy modeling, market design, regulatory policies, and climate change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Morocco <\/strong><strong>will host the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netzerocircle.org\/event\/morocco-energy-week\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Morocco Energy Week Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong>, from Tuesday, 11 June to <\/strong><strong>Thursday, <\/strong><strong>12 June<\/strong> in Marrakech. The event will gather Morocco's leading energy players, companies and developers alongside financiers and implementation experts to discuss the country\u2019s green transition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Spain <\/strong><strong>will host the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europe.gh2events.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Connecting Green Hydrogen Europe<\/a><\/strong><strong> conference, from <\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 25 June to Thursday, 27 June<\/strong> in Madrid. 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class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/5\/.a84f8ac9-fe6f-463d-90e1-51d22839d540.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Zero Gravity boost UAE\u2019s EV manufacturing:<\/strong> UAE-based AI and tech company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/0g.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero Gravity<\/a> will partner China's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.njgdbus.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Nanjing Golden Dragon Bus<\/a> to establish a USD 300 mn facility to manufacture long-range electric buses and vehicles in Abu Dhabi, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alkhaleej.ae\/2024-05-19\/%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AB%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Khaleej<\/a> reports. The project is expected to kick off in three months, Al Khaleej said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>What we know: <\/strong>The facility will produce electric buses and vehicles equipped with advanced safety systems as well as motors to electrify existing vehicles. The project aims to reduce reliance on imported EVs, cut carbon emissions, and support the local economy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>What they said:<\/strong> \u201cThrough this large-scale project, Zero Gravity aims to convert bus engines, including school buses, from traditional fuel engines to electric engines, in addition to manufacturing public transport buses and other electric vehicles,\u201d CEO of Zero Gravity Tariq Al Hosani told the news outlet. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>About Zero Gravity: <\/strong>Zero Gravity is an Abu Dhabi-based corporation that offers services including IT solutions, broadcasting, event management, cybersecurity, gifting and printing solutions, security and telecommunications, and civil works, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/0g.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>The UAE is electrifying its transportation fleets:<\/strong> The UAE\u2019s DP World and autonomous and electric freight mobility outfit Einride inked an agreement to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/d74bd14e-3fde-4b52-ad65-a9277f85ca66\/dp-world-%2B-einride-launch-the-region%25e2%2580%2599s-largest-electric-freight-fleet\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">deploy 100 electric trucks<\/a> at Jebel Ali Port last week. Abu Dhabi\u2019s Integrated Transport Center (ITC) also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/fecd1cf3-57ab-48be-bb08-0f90f1a1ffb3\/abu-dhabi-teams-up-with-sweden%25e2%2580%2599s-einride-to-establish-a-new-electrified-transit-network\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked an agreement<\/a> with Swedish electric and self-driving trucking startup Einride AB to establish a network deploying 1k all-electric heavy-duty trucks in February. 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The agreements come under Aramco\u2019s efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and \u201cbuild a lower-carbon new energy business.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>First, emissions and energy efficiency: <\/strong>Aramco signed an agreement with climate tech company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aeroseal.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aeroseal<\/a> to deploy its technology to expand Aramco\u2019s fleet and commercialize the technology in novel applications like gas pipelines and localize Aeroseal\u2019s supply chain at home. Aeroseal specializes in reducing emissions and energy efficiency, according to their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aeroseal.com\/commercial\/energy-efficiency\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Next, carbon capture: <\/strong>The oil giant also inked an agreement with direct air capture startup&nbsp;<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritus.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiritus<\/a><\/strong> to explore potential investments in direct air capture to help address challenges related to the implementation of the technology due to its high costs. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Third, batteries: <\/strong>Aramco also signed an agreement with Bill Gates-funded startup <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rondo.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Rondo Energy<\/a> to explore using the startup\u2019s heat batteries in Aramco\u2019s facilities overseas to slash costs and lower emissions. Aramco and Rondo began engineering studies for the first industrial scale deployment of the batteries that could reduce emissions from Aramco\u2019s plants \u201cwith subsequent scale up to 1 GWh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>What they said<\/strong>: \u201cInnovative technologies deployed at scale can help reduce the costs of reducing carbon emissions, and we are investing in developing these through our R&amp;D, venture capital, and technology deployment programs.\u201d Aramco\u2019s Senior Vice President of Technology, Oversight &amp; Coordination Ali Al Meshari said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>It was busy for Granholm: <\/strong>The US energy official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7d024f5d-91ed-461e-8b08-a0ba6af44d4c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signed an energy cooperation roadmap<\/a> with Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman last week. The roadmap outlines a timeline for cooperation in \u201ccritical projects\u201d in electricity and renewables, green hydrogen, energy efficiency and others. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Aramco is <\/strong><strong>upping<\/strong><strong> its decarbonization efforts: <\/strong>Aramco's USD 4 bn venture capital arm Aramco Ventures participated in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/1a6539b4-9a45-428a-98fb-195caca4c083\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 80 mn funding round<\/a> for US-based climate tech company CarbonCapture, marking one of the largest investments into the technology.<\/p>\n\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\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/1400.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/1400.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-84277\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-84277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-solar tag-acwa-power tag-dewa tag-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park tag-solar tag-solar-energy tag-uae wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-audio mb-0\"><audio controls preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2024\/5\/.0854f6c7-00c1-46fa-a47a-59dadedc26a7.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Renewables giant Acwa Power has received the commercial operation certificate to <\/strong><strong>begin operating Phase C of the <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/acwapower.com\/en\/projects\/shuaa-energy-3-pv\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">900 MW Shuaa Energy 3<\/a><\/strong><strong> solar project <\/strong>in Dubai \u2014 a part of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dewa.gov.ae\/en\/about-us\/strategic-initiatives\/mbr-solar-park\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) solar park<\/a> in the UAE, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/!ut\/p\/z1\/jZDLDoJADEW_hQVbWlEQ3WEUjI-IEgPOxgyKIwkwBEeJf--AK4yv7tqee3tTIBACyektYVQkPKep7HfE3Bu2ifrUwpXr6BNcO4PRejxxOzjvQdAG0PcMCXjL7gI36KIJ5B89figbf-vJV8TtvwJvIjbAlwwzICzl0fMfdh51LQakjE9xGZfatZTjsxDFZaiiilVVaYxzlsbagWcqvpOc-UVA2CZrrnZpTAQ90uqaSjWRq4Lmd_-eRVwe0tHSoci2ISZeFljC2NmK8gBpJKDB\/dz\/d5\/L0lDU0NRa2dwUXBRa0tDbEVLQ2xFS0lLVVFvZ3BSSWshL1lEVUVBQUFJSUVNRUNLSUVBR0lHT0lPSUJKRkpGQkpORE5EQk5MTEhMSFBJRUVMQWdvZ292QXNDQUEhIS80SkNpaksxYkdMamlFRXBNaFNUVVU1Q21tb1pyZHJMWnpVODF1MWxzRnFLVlZHS0EvWjdfNUE2MDJIODBPMEhUQzA2MFNHNlVUODFEUTYvWjZfNUE2MDJIODBPMEhUQzA2MFNHNlVUODFESTMvdmlldy9ub3JtYWwvQU5OT1VOQ0VNRU5UX05VTUJFUi84MDEyMi9jb21wYW55U3ltYm9sLzIwODIvaHR0cDolMCUwdGFkYXd1bCUwL2FubkNhdC8xL2FuSWQvZW4!\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure to Tadawul<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Ironing out the details: <\/strong>Commercial operations are set to be launched at the solar project\u2019s Phase C, which will have a capacity of 300 MW, Acwa Power said. The complete plant, which has an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/acwapower.com\/en\/projects\/shuaa-energy-3-pv\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">investment ticket of USD 570 mn<\/a>, has achieved commercial operation with a total capacity of 900 MW, it said. Acwa Power expects the financial impact of the commercial operations at Phase C to be reflected on its financials in Q3 this year. The MBR solar park, which is the world\u2019s largest single-site solar park using the IPP model, will have a production capacity of 5 GW by 2030 and will help slash 6.5 mn tons of carbon emissions annually upon completion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>A look at ownership: <\/strong>Shuaa Energy 3 is a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/shuaa-energy-3\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">special purpose vehicle (SPV)<\/a> set up to develop the fifth phase of the MBR solar park. Dubai state utility Dewa owns a 60% stake and is the sole off-taker of power, while Acwa Power holds a 24% stake. The Gulf Investment Corporation holds the remaining 16%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REMEMBER- Dewa + Masdar reached a financial close on Shuaa Energy 4: <\/strong>Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and UAE\u2019s state owned renewables giant Masdar reached a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/bb053132-24a2-4886-a66e-5d8a34ba2785\/dewa-and-masdar-reach-financial-close-for-sixth-phase-of-mbr-solar-park\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">financial close<\/a> on the 1.8 GW sixth phase of the (MBR) Solar Park in February. The total production output will increase to 4.66 GW by 2026 \u2014 up from the previously reported 4.2 GW. Dewa established a JV with Masdar for the plant \u2014 with the former holding 60% of the company, allocating some AED 5.5 bn to establish PV panels under an independent power producer (IPP) model. The project \u2014 which will be constructed by India\u2019s Larsen & Toubro\u2019s (L&T) construction arm \u2014 is expected to kick off operations in phases between 4Q 2024 and 2026.<\/p>\n\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\/dewa\/\">DEWA<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park\/\">Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park<\/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                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/uae\/\">UAE<\/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=\"84279\" 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=\"84279\">\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 DIPLOMACY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/05\/20\/egypts-sczone-rotterdam-foundation-ink-mou-on-green-transition\/\">\r\n                            SCZone + Rotterdam ink MoU on green transition                        <\/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\/05\/20\/egypts-sczone-rotterdam-foundation-ink-mou-on-green-transition\/\" 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 two will collaborate on training programs, exchange technical expertise, and explore boosting the efficiency of seaports. The SZCone and BP also discussed partnering on green hydrogen projects. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>With green fuel supply in the works:<\/strong> SZCone president Walid Gamal El-Din and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portofrotterdam.com\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotterdam Port<\/a> officials also discussed an initiative where Rotterdam Port will receive green fuel produced in the zone under the framework of Rotterdam\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portofrotterdam.com\/en\/news-and-press-releases\/maritime-and-port-authority-of-singapore-and-port-of-rotterdam-to-establish\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">green corridor<\/a> agreement with Singapore. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>About the corridor: <\/strong>The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority partnered in 2022 to establish the green sailing route, which is set to be operational by 2027. The two also partnered last September to reduce <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpa.gov.sg\/media-centre\/details\/partners-support-emission-reductions-on-rotterdam-singapore-green-digital-shipping-corridor\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">20% to 30% of emissions<\/a> from international shipping by 2030.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>ALSO- <\/strong>The UAE Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Energy and Infrastructure Ministry Sharif Al Olama met with government officials and people in the private sector from Japan, Morocco, Oman, and the Netherlands to cooperate in clean energy and hydrogen on the sidelines of the summit, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02uesV48qcGoKzejahwK5R6JFhhkxzwkiY5Uw11L4H35CPcj1hjQkjRrgww1GfDK3El&id=100087503185269\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\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-diplomacy\/\">CLIMATE DIPLOMACY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-hydrogen\/\">green hydrogen<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/sczone\/\">SCzone<\/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=\"84281\" 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=\"84281\">\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\">FROM THE CLIMATE STORE<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/05\/20\/mg4-electric-hits-egypts-markets-with-easy-charging-solutions-thanks-to-infinity\/\">\r\n                            MG4 electric hits Egypt\u2019s markets with easy charging solutions thanks to Infinity                        <\/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\/05\/20\/mg4-electric-hits-egypts-markets-with-easy-charging-solutions-thanks-to-infinity\/\" 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 price for the vehicle, MG\u2019s first EV in Egypt, has not yet been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>About the vehicle:<\/strong> The MG4 Electric boasts a range of 350-450 kilometres on a single charge, supported by a battery capacity of 51 to 64 kilowatt-hours, according to its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mgmotor.com.eg\/model\/electric-model\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. It comes with an AC charger with a charging time of 10-100% in 6.5 hours and DC fast charging with an average charging of 10-80% in 35 mins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Extra battery perks: <\/strong>The vehicle comes with a one-pack battery equipped with a battery pre-heating function that boosts battery charging efficiency in cold climates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Infinity will provide charging solutions: <\/strong>Our friends at renewables firm Infinity will be providing charging solutions for MG4 owners under a strategic partnership with Mansour MG Automotive, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/1480.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement (pdf)<\/a>. MG4 EV owners can now either opt for an exclusive pre-paid card giving them access to Infinity\u2019s charging stations or install a complimentary charger at their home. The charging points card will extend gratis charging sessions for up to 40k km at any of Infinity's AC and DC charging stations.<\/p>\n\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\/egypt\/\">Egypt<\/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\/from-the-climate-store\/\">FROM THE CLIMATE STORE<\/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=\"84283\" 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=\"84283\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">8<\/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\/05\/20\/qatar-cool-expands-to-philippines-and-uae-ramps-up-vertiport-development\/\">\r\n                            Qatar Cool expands to Philippines and UAE ramps up vertiport development                        <\/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\/05\/20\/qatar-cool-expands-to-philippines-and-uae-ramps-up-vertiport-development\/\" 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 statement came on the sidelines of a meeting between CEO of QC Yasser Al Jaidah and Mohannad Khader with Filipino Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual. During the talks, Pascual also tried to bring the pair\u2019s attention to locations outside of the capital region of Metro Manila. QC first took a look at potential project sites in March, which DTI said could qualify for fiscal and non-fiscal incentives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>QC is invested in district cooling:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/3ade326e-be7b-4667-a9cf-73331f2b154b\/lots-of-ev-and-solar-news-from-around-the-region\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">QC joined<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/details\/1395302874276\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dubai-based<\/a> District Cooling Operators Association in December. The association explores how the industry can protect natural resources, reduce its carbon footprint, and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">eVTOLs- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong><\/strong><strong>UAE\u2019s GCAA partners with <\/strong><strong>Skyports<\/strong><strong> to enhance air mobility standards: <\/strong>The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) inked an MoU with the UK\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/skyports.net\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Skyports<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/skyports.net\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Infrastructure<\/a> to enhance regulations for clean energy powered vertiports in the UAE, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcaa.gov.ae\/en\/news-details?NewsId=pJt1wi5BEVsLdDMXgl59tQ==\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released on Thursday. The agreement aims to develop standards for hybrid vertiport operations, maximize the use of existing infrastructure, and advance the UAE\u2019s adoption of air mobility. Building on the world's first <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/5\/1431.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">national regulation (pdf)<\/a> for vertiports published by the GCAA in 2023, the MoU seeks to integrate emerging technologies into the aviation sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>BACKGROUND- <\/strong>The GCAA granted operational approval to Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility) to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/e24e86b3-7ffd-4bf0-8630-1be98c1906ec\/uae-gets-its-first%253cmark%253e-vertiport%253c%2Fmark%253e-%2B-signs-several-evtol-agreements\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">launch the country\u2019s inaugural vertiport<\/a> \u2014 a micro-scale airport designed for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircrafts last month. AD Mobility \u2014 which represents Abu Dhabi\u2019s Department of Municipalities and Transport \u2014 is set to regulate the advanced air mobility sector in Abu Dhabi by working in conjunction with GCAA. The GCAA plans to launch air taxis by 1Q 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">STARTUP WATCH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>Emirati cleantech startup <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airwaterco.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">A1rwater<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;also raised an undisclosed amount of funding <\/strong>from Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taucapital.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tau Capital<\/a>, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airwaterco.com\/fuelling-innovation-with-new-funding\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Thursday. The startup will use the funds to scale manufacturing, infrastructure, and distribution, focusing on large commercial and industrial atmospheric water generation facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>About <\/strong><strong>A1rwater<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Founded in 2018, the startup offers global air-to-water technology to a client base including Hilton Hotel Group, Accor Group, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Neom, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">GREEN POLICY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>KSA launches marine ecosystem protection project: <\/strong>Saudi Arabia has launched a project to develop a framework for protecting Arabian Gulf marine ecosystems, according to a Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/-national-center-for-wildlife_aeqaevaeyaepaesaevaepabraeuaevaeyaep-activity-7196212645543219200-P4MW?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The Saudi National Center for Wildlife will study the health of coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangrove forests to determine and manage threats to their health and to plan methods of conservation and restoration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gulf Bank announces new sustainability strategy: <\/strong>Gulf Bank has launched its 2030 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy, which covers adherence to sustainability and responsible business practices, reducing negative environmental impacts, monitoring progress, managing ESG risks, and encouraging stakeholder engagement. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/e-gulfbank.com\/en\/about-us\/media\/press-releases\/2024\/05\/gulf-bank-launches-its-2030-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-sustainability-strategy\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Press release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>QFZ <\/strong><strong>+ Evonik partner on sustainability solutions: <\/strong>The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) and German specialty chemicals company Evonik have signed an MoU to explore investment options in sustainable energy solutions in Qatar. The potential investments could include a manufacturing facility in Qatar's Umm Alhoul free zone. The facility would cater to the oil, gas and other industrial processes sectors in the GCC and the Middle East as part of Evonik's strategy for green transformation. 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The shift \u2014 which marks the first time since 2018 that a US company has become the world\u2019s most valuable solar manufacturer over a Chinese competitor \u2014 comes as First Solar\u2019s shares jumped 1.5% raising its market cap to USD 21.5 bn while Sungrow's fell 4.2% valuing it at around USD 20.8 bn. The drop for the Chinese manufacturer is attributed to price competition and increasing trade barriers from the US.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>REMEMBER- The US bumped tariffs on Chinese goods: <\/strong>The US government announced last week <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/817b4a75-e1ec-4ee1-9fc5-7d43042419f6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a raft of tariff increases<\/a> on USD 18 bn worth of Chinese imports that will each begin taking effect between 2024 and 2026. Solar cell tariffs doubled to 50% while EVs quadrupled to 100%, and lithium-ion EV batteries more than tripled to 25%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Climate <\/strong><strong>activists arrested in Germany: <\/strong>The German police detained eight climate activists who infiltrated Munich Airport\u2019s grounds, leading to a temporary closure and the cancellation of about 60 flights. The protest was organized by student-led climate research organization <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.last-generation.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Last Generation<\/a>. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/munich-airport-faces-delays-after-climate-activists-breach-runway-2024-05-18\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>IFC <\/strong><strong>+ Italy to boost biofuels in Kenya: <\/strong>The International Finance Corporation and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mase.gov.it\/pagina\/italian-climate-fund\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Climate Fund<\/a> announced a USD 210 mn investment in Eni's Kenyan subsidiary to boost advanced biofuel production and support small-scale Kenyan oilseed farmers. The initiative aims to increase oilseed, the main feedstock for biofuel, production to 500k tons annually. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pressroom.ifc.org\/all\/pages\/PressDetail.aspx?ID=28171\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Press release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IMF to support climate resilience in Tanzania with USD 790 mn: <\/strong>The IMF has agreed to back climate change resilience reforms in Tanzania with USD 790 mn in financing from its Resilience and Sustainability Facility. The concessional funding is pending final approval \u2014 expected to come in the next few weeks \u2014 from the Fund\u2019s executive board. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/imf-reaches-staff-level-agreement-with-tanzania-790-mln-climate-financing-2024-05-17\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\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\/around-the-world\/\">AROUND THE WORLD<\/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=\"84287\" 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has-link-color has-normal-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px\">\n\t\t\t<strong> CALENDAR<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">MAY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>20-22 May (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evinnovationsummit.com\/\" style=\"\">Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit,<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> Abu Dhabi, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>28-30 May (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moiat.gov.ae\/en\/media-center\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/miite-forum-dates?\" style=\"\">Make it in the Emirates Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">JUNE 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>4-5 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bondsloans.com\/events\/middle-east\" style=\"\">Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>5-7 June (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/key-notion.com\/sustainability-world-summit-frankfurt-2024\/\" style=\"\">Sustainability World Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Frankfurt, Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>10-12 June (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eem24.khas.edu.tr\/\" style=\"\">The International Conference on European Energy Market<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>11-12 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tap.info.tn\/en\/Portal-Economy\/17243638-over-100-financial\" style=\"\">International Conference on Financing Investment and Trade in Africa<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Tunis, Tunisia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>11-13 June (Tuesday-Thursday):<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netzerocircle.org\/event\/morocco-energy-week\" style=\"\">Morocco Energy Week Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Marrakesh, Morocco. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>18-19 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biofuels-news.com\/conference\/about-biofuels-conference-expo\/\" style=\"\">Biofuels International Conference & Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Brussels, Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>18-19 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/biofuels-news.com\/conference\/sustainableaviationfuels\/about\/\" style=\"\">Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Brussels, Belgium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>25-27 June<\/span><span> (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europe.gh2events.com\/\" style=\"\">Connecting Green Hydrogen Europe<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Madrid, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;line-height:1.15;margin-right:-9pt;margin-left:0;font-family:\" arial\";margin-top:0;orphans:2;margin-bottom:0;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>26-27 June (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/decarbonizingforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Decarbonizing Shipping Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Rotterdam, Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">JULY 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>2-3 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuclearpowerplantsexpo.com\/\" style=\"\">Nuclear Power Plants Summit & Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>12-14 July (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g20.org\/en\/about-the-g20\/summit-rio-2024\" style=\"\">G20 Leaders Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>16-17 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egyptminingforum.com\/\" style=\"\">The Egypt Mining Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">AUGUST 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">1 August (Thursday): Distributed Solar Summit, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">12-16 August (Monday-Friday): Mastering Renewable & Alternative Energies, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>20-21 August (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldesgsummit.com\/\" style=\"\">The World ESG Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>24-26 August (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgee.org\/\" style=\"\">International Conference on Clean and Green Energy Engineering<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Izmir, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>24-26 August (Saturday-Monday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumconferences.com\/2024\/isnre\" style=\"\">International Summit on Non-Renewable and Renewable Energy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Valencia, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">SEPTEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>16-18 September (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldutilitiescongress.com\/\" style=\"\">World Utilities Congress<\/a><\/span><span>, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>17-19 September (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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">OCTOBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>1-3 October (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetex.ae\" style=\"\">Water, Energy and Environment Technology Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Dubai, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>13-17 October (Sunday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cairowaterweek.eg\/cww2024\/#:~:text=The%20upcoming%20seventh%20edition%2C%20Cairo,Climate%3A%20Building%20Resilient%20Communities.%E2%80%9D\" style=\"\">Cairo Water Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Cairo, Egypt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">NOVEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>4-8 November (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wuf.unhabitat.org\/\" style=\"\">World Urban Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Cairo, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>11-22 November (Monday-Friday) <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/cop29\" style=\"\">United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (COP29)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Baku, Azerbaijan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>11-14 November (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adipec.com\/\" style=\"\">Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>18-19 November (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g20.org\/en\/about-the-g20\/summit-rio-2024\" style=\"\">G20 Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>26-28 November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saudi-electricityexpo.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Saudi Electricity Expo<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>27-28 November (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rakenergysummit.rak.ae\/\" style=\"\">RAK Energy Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">DECEMBER 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">JANUARY 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>14-16 January (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfutureenergysummit.com\/\" style=\"\">World Energy Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Abu Dhabi. UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">FEBRUARY 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>24-26 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mena.gh2events.com\/\" style=\"\">Connecting Hydrogen MENA<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/09\/01\/central-asias-largest-wind-farm-brought-to-you-by-masdar-79878\/\" style=\"\">begin commercial operations<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/30\/could-fdi-help-egypts-solar-industry-traverse-the-fx-crisis-79599\/\" style=\"\">will start electricity<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> production. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span>November: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.almamlakatv.com\/news\/142146-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-20-%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9\" style=\"\">9th Arab Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Amman, Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2025 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/09\/01\/uae-may-be-getting-more-evs-79880\/\" style=\"\">have over 1k<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> EV charging stations installed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/09\/01\/qatar-to-build-usd-1-bn-blue-ammonia-plant-79877\/\" style=\"\">to be completed<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/09\/01\/will-we-soon-see-a-carbon-offset-tax-in-egypt-79885\/\" style=\"\">eliminate single-use<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> PVC plastic cards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/30\/goodbye-single-ac-units-mena-wont-be-needing-your-services-anymore-79605\/\" style=\"\">expected to reach<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> USD 15 bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">World Water Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2030 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/29\/today-welcome-to-enterprise-climate-the-essential-daily-covering-climate-change-in-the-middle-east-and-africa-business-finance-investment-79432\/\" style=\"\">provide AED 35 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> in green financing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/29\/enterprise-climate-sits-down-with-mariam-almheiri-the-uaes-climate-change-and-environment-minister-79434\/\" style=\"\">targets 14 GW<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> in clean energy capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/09\/07\/project-update-tunisia-speaks-to-afdb-ifc-for-solar-plant-financing-80546\/\" style=\"\">targets 30%<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> of renewables in its energy mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/30\/today-cloud-wars-afreximbank-gets-love-from-nexi-also-indias-reliance-wants-to-build-20-gw-of-renewables-79598\/\" style=\"\">generate USD 17 bn<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> from its circular economy, creating 9k-19k jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/08\/31\/moroccos-usd-18-bn-renewables-export-hub-79733\/\" style=\"\">generate 10.5 GW<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> of energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2035 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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:\/\/climate.enterprise.press\/stories\/2022\/09\/01\/qatar-to-build-usd-1-bn-blue-ammonia-plant-79877\/\" style=\"\">capture up to 11 mn tons<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\"> of CO2 annually. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2045 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">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;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2050<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";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;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" arial\";line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"=\"\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;font-family:\" arial\";\"=\"\">2060 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;font-family:\" 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