{"id":89184,"date":"2025-02-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/?post_type=issue&#038;p=89184"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:08:20","slug":"turkeys-limak-plans-to-list-usd-450-mn-green-bond","status":"publish","type":"issue","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/issues\/turkeys-limak-plans-to-list-usd-450-mn-green-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s Limak plans to list USD 450 mn green bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"89186\" 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=\"89186\">\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\">THE WEEK IN REVIEW<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/02\/07\/top-stories-turkeys-limak-plans-to-list-usd-450-mn-green-bonds-updates-on-iraqs-1-gw-solar-plant\/\">\r\n                            TOP STORIES: Turkey\u2019s Limak plans to list USD 450 mn green bonds + Updates on Iraq\u2019s 1 GW solar plant                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/07\/top-stories-turkeys-limak-plans-to-list-usd-450-mn-green-bonds-updates-on-iraqs-1-gw-solar-plant\/\" 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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We have updates on green bond listings, news from Iraq\u2019s solar sector, and more Acwa green hydrogen agreements rolling in. First, Trump\u2019s climate bashing stops short when it comes to mining rare earth minerals\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE BIG STORY ABROAD THIS WEEK- <\/strong><strong>Trump <\/strong><strong>eyes <\/strong><strong>Ukraine\u2019s critical minerals in return <\/strong><strong>for aid: <\/strong>US President Donald Trump is looking to establish an agreement with Ukraine to gain access to its critical mineral resources in return for providing \u201cclose to USD 300 bn\u201d in defense aid against Russia. The moves come as the US tries to reduce its critical minerals reliance on China, one of the world\u2019s top producers of the minerals essential for defense and green transition. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But there is a catch: <\/strong>Ukraine is not known to have major reserves of rare earth critical minerals, but it maintains that its deposits of minerals like uranium, titanium, lithium, and graphite could be worth USD tns, with its Economy ministry claiming the country holds 22 of the 34 minerals deemed critical by the EU, including 120 mn metric tons of explored or partially explored reserves and an estimated 305 mn tons of further resources, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-wants-ukraines-rare-earths-what-critical-materials-does-ukraine-actually-have\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyiv Independent<\/a>. Russia, however, occupies about <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-wants-ukraines-rare-earths-what-critical-materials-does-ukraine-actually-have\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">33% of its alleged rare earths<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The story made headlines in the international press:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/what-are-ukraines-rare-earths-why-does-trump-want-them-2025-02-05\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-ukraine-europe-rare-earth-russia-war-9af06a9f17dbaa49a05dcba3a3363977\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-03\/trump-wants-ukraine-to-guarantee-rare-earths-access-for-war-aid\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/04\/trump-wants-rare-earth-resources-from-ukraine-in-exchange-for-aid\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2025\/02\/04\/ukraine-trump-rare-earth-minerals\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/03\/world\/europe\/trump-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/94efcd8a-93ce-4ca6-bd07-061bfed1fdbf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/04\/world\/trump-ukraine-minerals-military-aid-intl\/index.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">HAPPENING NEXT WEEK-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenimpactexpo.net\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Impact Expo & Summit<\/a><\/strong><strong> will kick off on Tuesday and run through Thursday, 13 <\/strong><strong>February in Casablanca. <\/strong>The event will bring over 1k attendees to discuss sustainable mobility, decarbonization, and green industry solutions in Africa and will feature workshops and speeches by industry leaders and senior Moroccan government officials. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The<\/strong> <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aue-sa.com\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">General Conference of Arab Union of Electricity<\/a><\/strong><strong> will open its doors on <\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 11 <\/strong><strong>February, and run through Thursday, 13 February in Riyadh.<\/strong> The event will see policymakers, executives, and academics discuss the Arab world\u2019s energy outlook, namely climate change\u2019s impact on Arab energy grids, the future of EV infrastructure, innovation in Arab data centers, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING REGIONALLY- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>#1- Morocco and Mauritania have inked an agreement to develop an electricity <\/strong><strong>interconnection project,<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapnews.ma\/en\/actualites\/economy\/morocco-mauritania-seal-electrical-interconnection-agreement\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">MAP<\/a> reported on Tuesday. The agreement sets in motion a major grid connection project linking Morocco\u2019s power infrastructure with Mauritania\u2019s developing network, aiming to enhance cross-border electricity trade and grid reliability and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The project could also facilitate energy exchanges between Europe and West Africa, <\/strong>and it is part of the broader <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecowapp.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">West African Power Tool<\/a> framework., MAP reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> The two countries <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/6e31f9e3-c994-4527-84a9-c7fb0a4570e5\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signed an MoU<\/a> earlier in January to boost collaboration in electricity and renewable energy, focusing on rural electrification, clean energy initiatives, and harmonizing electrical standards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Abu Dhabi Investment Authority<\/strong><strong>-backed solar <\/strong><strong>module maker Premier Energies is putting its 1 GW solar cell factory <\/strong><strong>plans in the US on hold<\/strong>, after President Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7bd5b513-6fd3-4e90-af48-43c0c4fadafb\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pulled the plug on the green transition policies<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/indias-premier-energies-pauses-us-solar-cell-facility-plans-amid-policy-2025-02-03\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reported on Monday. Worries over the outlook of US clean energy projects have weighed on the Indian company\u2019s stocks, dropping by over 20% last month after peaking in December following its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/85c1e36f-68d8-481d-b3a3-252b35fa7c0b\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">listing in September 2024<\/a> on the Bombay Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong>The company <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/3108a6f3-ce89-4a10-ac29-32da177795eb\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">formed a JV<\/a> with US-based Heliene in July 2024 to build the solar cell factory, aiming to capitalize on the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s 10% tax credit for American-made solar panels. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a>#3- Egypt\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Raya <\/strong><strong>Auto <\/strong><strong>is planning to establish a USD 50 mn EV assembly plant<\/strong> i<strong>n the country <\/strong><strong>next year<\/strong>, CEO Mohamed El Naggar told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsharqbEGY\/posts\/pfbid02MjoJYsnhrE57eDxDCDD4CtVa644ZS4MtXDQtm4JgML1AR3VL8iVYzuBK5bFgRpFsl\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Asharq Business<\/a> on Monday. The plant will be developed in partnership with an unnamed Chinese company, with half of the project cost self-financed and the rest secured through bank loans. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s more: <\/strong>The company is also planning to invest USD 25 mn to build 30 fast-charging stations in Egypt over the next three years, Naggar added. The company is targeting 100% growth in sales this year to reach EGP 2.5 bn, El Naggar told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alborsaanews.com\/2025\/02\/03\/1866193\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Borsa<\/a> on Monday at the launch of the Xpeng G6 electric car in the Egyptian market. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN OTHER EGYPT NEWS-<\/strong> <strong>Another Egyptian ammonia plant is advancing?<\/strong> The US Export and Import Bank has reportedly given initial approval for a USD 847 mn loan for the Public Business Sector Ministry\u2019s El Nasr Fertilizers and Benchmark Power International\u2019s green ammonia plant in Egypt\u2019s Gulf of Suez, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m2.youm7.com\/story\/2025\/2\/4\/%D8%A3%D8%B6%D8%AE%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B8%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B9%D8%A9\/6870184\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Youm7<\/a> reported on Tuesday. The total investment ticket of the project was initially reported to possibly reach <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/85faf1b5-e8ca-49c9-b104-2efc32c63c3d\/scatec,-sczone-ink-usd-1.1-bn-green-methanol-agreement\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 1 bn<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What we know:<\/strong> The facility will be built on El Nasr Fertilizers\u2019 470k sqm land under a usufruct agreement, with a production capacity of 1k tons of green ammonia daily. The project will also include a 9.5 km pipeline linking the plant to Adabiya port for export, alongside a 400 MW wind power station and a seawater desalination plant for operational needs. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> Egypt <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/4b9ad0d5-1d50-40df-8fd1-9831cd23db5b\/egypt-has-more-green-hydrogen-incoming\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked an MoU<\/a> with a consortium comprising Acwa Power, Benchmark Powerm the Holding Company for Chemical Industries, China Energy, Germany\u2019s DAI, and others to begin conducting feasibility studies on new projects to set up facilities to produce green hydrogen and its derivatives back in December 2022. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4- Ma\u2019aden is ramping up its copper search:<\/strong> Ma\u2019aden plans to spend USD 2.5 bn annually to expand its phosphate and gold operations and dig new mines over the next five to six years, the mining giant\u2019s CEO Bob Wilt told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/03\/2025\/saudi-state-mining-giant-maaden-steps-up-search-for-copper\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a>. However, its local operations will pivot more towards local copper exploration, aiming to spend 72% of its budget on the metal, Wilt added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2026 as part of a major expansion: <\/strong>Ma\u2019aden and PIF set up a JV while at the Future Minerals Forum in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/12ddae5d-d53a-4521-8749-3aaf57584946\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2023<\/a> to invest in mining assets globally, aiming to target \u201ciron ore, copper, nickel, and lithium as a non-operating partner taking minority equity positions.\u201d The JV could deploy <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/c36e751b-92e4-4bd7-9d5d-526732ac88a6\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 15 bn<\/a> in the coming years, sources said in January. Also at the forum, Maaden also said it was acquiring a minority <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/12ddae5d-d53a-4521-8749-3aaf57584946\/saudi-doubles-down-on-its-mining-ambitions-at-future-minerals-forum\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">9.9% stake<\/a> in US tech and mineral exploration company Ivanhoe Electric (IE) for USD 126 mn and forming a JV with the company to explore mining projects at home, amongst other agreements. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a>#5- <\/strong><strong>Xlinks seeks pricing contract<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>UK-based renewables developer Xlinks First is in talks with the UK\u2019s labor administration to draw up a pricing contract for the energy that would be supplied by its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/919ad4a9-0cea-4164-b47b-8222df07b370\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">planned Morocco-UK interconnector project<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-31\/uk-morocco-2-500-mile-power-link-seeks-political-champions\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported last week. The company is looking to secure a power price steeper than that of UK offshore windfarms, and lower than the price agreed upon for the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant. The project needed a price of GBP 70-80 per MWh (in 2012 terms) to access the UK government\u2019s support mechanisms, CEO James Humphrey <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/ec98e38c-4d85-4999-ba4a-2e47f181b20b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said last year<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A critical step: <\/strong>The company hopes that securing a pricing contract would also help it galvanize the needed financing for the project, whose bill could reach as much as GBP 24 bn (USD 30 bn), including about GBP 5 bn for the UK-based portions of the project. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The timeline: <\/strong>The company plans to make a final investment decision this year, with the goal of achieving financial close and beginning construction in 2026, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WHAT WE\u2019RE TRACKING GLOBALLY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>European <\/strong><strong>investors warn against ESG rollback: <\/strong>A coalition of institutional investors representing EUR 6.6 tn (c.USD 6.8 tn) in assets is urging EU officials to resist pressure to scale back ESG regulations, arguing that the bloc\u2019s reporting rules are critical for capital allocation, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-03\/investors-with-6-8-trillion-warn-eu-not-to-bow-to-esg-backlash?srnd=phx-green\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported on Tuesday, citing a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/304.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">joint statement (pdf)<\/a> by the coalition. The coalition includes the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iigcc.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)<\/a>, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurosif.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif)<\/a>, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unpri.org\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Their concerns:<\/strong> The group warns that reopening European ESG regulations \u201c in their entirety\u201d risks regulatory uncertainty and could undermine the EU\u2019s Green Deal. Any changes, they argue, should be limited to technical adjustments and guidance on implementation. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>But some players are pushing for the pause\u2026: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-12-18\/germany-asks-eu-to-ease-sustainability-reporting-amid-downturn\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-21\/eu-is-set-to-cut-back-esg-reporting-rules-amid-french-demands-m66nq83f\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">France<\/a>, alongside major businesses like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/88faaa7b-f69a-4720-ae3e-d1a5b6d045fa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Unilever and TotalEnergies<\/a>, are pushing back against the rules, arguing that they overburden small and mid-sized companies and make it harder for European firms to compete with US and Asian counterparts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\u2026<strong>including from our region:<\/strong> Qatar Energy CEO Saad Al-Kaabi went on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/c207ef2e-0181-4db7-ae64-f572d38a7d0b\/today:-masdar-closes-saeta-acquisition-%2B-dp-world-issues-mena%25e2%2580%2599s-first-blue-bond\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">offensive against<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/c207ef2e-0181-4db7-ae64-f572d38a7d0b\/today:-masdar-closes-saeta-acquisition-%2B-dp-world-issues-mena%25e2%2580%2599s-first-blue-bond\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the ESG rules<\/a> in December multiple times, blasting its expansive scope and hefty plenties and warning of a possible halt of Qatari LNG exports to the continent. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Regulations under review: <\/strong>The EU is reviewing several ESG rules under its omnibus process, set to take place later this month, which aims to streamline multiple regulations, Bloomberg adds. The focus includes potential adjustments to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.ec.europa.eu\/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets\/company-reporting-and-auditing\/company-reporting\/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)<\/a>, the Taxonomy Regulation, and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/business-economy-euro\/doing-business-eu\/sustainability-due-diligence-responsible-business\/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence_en#:~:text=On%2025%20July%202024%2C%20the,actions%20inside%20and%20outside%20Europe.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive<\/a>, which governs supply chains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>MORE FROM THE EU- CBAM to exempt majority of EU businesses: <\/strong>More than 80% of EU companies subject to the bloc\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/dac41906-1485-42fe-b103-9d11a851945c\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">carbon border adjustment mechanism<\/a> (CBAM) will be exempt under a package of proposed reforms, the EU Tax Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra told the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/c6102135-eefa-488f-81c2-4aa8eaf95644\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> on Thursday. The move would free up 180k of the 200k affected businesses, limiting CBAM to the largest importers responsible for most of the emissions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>AfDB <\/strong><strong>pitches <\/strong><strong>critical minerals-backed currency mechanism to lower financing risks <\/strong><strong>in Africa: <\/strong>The African Development Bank (AfDB) is proposing the launch of a new critical minerals-backed \u201cnon-circulating\u201d currency called the African Units of Account (AUA), according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/46.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a> published in collaboration with KPMG.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The <\/strong><strong>reasoning<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> The bank argues that any baskets of necessary or critical commodities can hold a more stable value than African countries\u2019 volatile currencies. With Africa holding almost a third of the world\u2019s critical minerals reserves, the bank hopes that backing national currencies with commodities comprised of critical minerals \u2014 whose value is expected to see a steady increase as the green transition spurs demand \u2014 would lower financing costs and risks in the continent, generating much-needed financing from foreign direct investments (FDI) in big transition projects. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In context:<\/strong> Africa only receives 3% of global energy investments annually, in large part due to volatile currency markets and dependence on the USD for trade, deterring possible investors and financing institutions, the bank said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>How would it work? <\/strong>The AUA would work similarly to the Gold Standard that pegs global currency to gold as a commodity. In that sense, local currency stability would be ensured by tying them to rare earth elements and critical metals, such as cobalt, copper, lithium, and manganese, pooled by mineral-rich nations. The mechanism will be managed by an African international financial institution as a settlement agent, which would be responsible for ensuring hard currency availability by managing the composition of its basket of critical minerals and trading them whenever needed to ensure currency and basket stability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WORTH READING- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>UAE\u2019s <\/strong><strong>Sultan Al Jaber\u2019s<\/strong><strong> global energy ambitions made headlines:<\/strong> UAE\u2019s Industry and Advanced Technology Minister Sultan Al Jaber penned a piece for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/03\/2025\/three-megatrends-will-drive-a-new-energy-era\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Semafor<\/a> this week arguing for a reset in the global energy conversation. With energy demand projected to surge from 9 TW today to as much as 35 TW by 2050, Al Jaber calls for a pragmatic \u201cand-and\u201d approach that embraces a mix of lower-carbon gas, nuclear, hydrogen, and renewables instead of restricting energy options. \u201cFor too long, the world has been trapped in a false choice between energy access and sustainability,\u201d he said, pushing for policies that deliver both abundance and decarbonization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The UAE is already laying the groundwork for the shift<\/strong>, with Masdar\u2019s renewables investments spanning over 70 countries and Abu Dhabi\u2019s latest energy venture, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/89f72ab6-61c3-409c-a5af-1b60d23e14c7\/adnoc-launches-xrg-to-invest-in-low-carbon-energy-and-chemicals\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">XRG<\/a>, partnering with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/f815ee0c-4d91-453f-9f6c-58e2893dcf1b\/adnoc-to-snap-up-35%2525-of-exxon%25e2%2580%2599s-texas-hydrogen-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Exxon<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NextDecade<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/89f72ab6-61c3-409c-a5af-1b60d23e14c7\/adnoc-launches-xrg-to-invest-in-low-carbon-energy-and-chemicals\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Covestro<\/a> on projects across hydrogen, liquified natural gas, and advanced materials. A first-of-its-kind UAE facility <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/b0dae305-6ea6-4cb8-b179-f77a1145e46d\/masdar-plans-a-5.2-gw-solar-project-with-bess\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">combining 5 GW of solar with 19 GWh of storage<\/a> also tackles one of renewables\u2019 biggest challenges: intermittency. The world needs not only \u201cmore energy, we need more positive energy,\u201d linking energy with progress, Jaber said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ALSO- Is XRG taking over some of Adnoc\u2019s US assets? <\/strong>Adnoc appears to have transferred its stakes in Texas-based Exxon Mobil\u2019s hydrogen project to its low-carbon energy investment arm XRG, according to Al Jaber\u2019s statements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> Adnoc reached an agreement to acquire a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/be3bac42-d21c-4ef3-befd-3f58320b1948\/adnoc-to-snap-up-35%2525-of%253cmark%253e-exxon%253c%2Fmark%253e%25e2%2580%2599s-texas-hydrogen-project\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">35% stake<\/a> in Exxon Mobil\u2019s low-carbon hydrogen project last September, with the project launch set for 2029. 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src=\"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/2\/.e462661c-a666-49c0-8631-c139c95be532.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Limak<\/strong><strong> Renewable Energy prices USD 450 mn green bond: <\/strong>Turkey-based Limak Renewable Energy has priced a 5.5-year USD 450 mn green bond with a 9.625% reoffer rate, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/capital-markets\/bonds\/turkish-renewables-company-limak-prices-450mln-green-bond-ocfyk6er\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya<\/a> reported on Thursday. The company plans to list on the Guernsey-headquartered International Stock Exchange on 12 February. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The purpose: <\/strong>The company will use the proceeds to refinance its existing debt and fund green capital expenditures in its portfolio. Fitch assigned the issuance a rating of BB-, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitchratings.com\/research\/corporate-finance\/fitch-assigns-limak-renewables-first-time-idr-bond-bb-exp-30-01-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Advisors:<\/strong> Emirates NBD will act as a joint bookrunner with BofA Securities and JP Morgan. BofA will also serve as green structuring coordinator.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s a system in place: <\/strong>Last November, the company issued its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/650.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Bond Framework<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/650.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">(pdf)<\/a> in preparation to issue green bonds and sukuk \u201cto finance or refinance existing and future projects. The framework was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/649.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">reviewed and approved (pdf)<\/a> by the sustainability rating agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainalytics.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainalytics<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">IN OTHER REGIONAL DEBT NEWS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>Saudi\u2019s <\/strong><strong>National <\/strong><strong>Environmental Recycling Co. (Tadweeer) secured a SAR 170 mn <\/strong><strong>Sharia-compliant facility from Saudi Awwal Bank<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=85050&anCat=1&cs=9540&locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">disclosure to Tadawul<\/a> on Tuesday. The 36-month facility \u2014 with a 15-month grace period and promissory note security \u2014 will fund a SAR 45 mn financial ins. backing and SAR 90 mn in bridge financing, with SAR 35 mn allocated for working capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REFRESHER:<\/strong> Tadweeer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/dc54e6ce-3ab0-45eb-8127-977c827addd4\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">received approval last November<\/a> from Saudi Arabia\u2019s Capital Market Authority to double its capital through a bonus share issuance, capitalizing SAR 58.1 mn from retained earnings to distribute freeshares to existing shareholders. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> Tadweer transitioned from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/33227e2e-d6b3-42a6-be8d-ccef673e296a\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadawul\u2019s parallel market<\/a> (Nomu) to the exchange\u2019s main market back in 2023. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Saudi <\/strong><strong>Arabian Mining Company (Ma\u2019aden) began offering its USD-denominated trust <\/strong><strong>certificates<\/strong> under its international trust certificate issuance program through a special-purpose vehicle, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saudiexchange.sa\/wps\/portal\/saudiexchange\/newsandreports\/issuer-news\/issuer-announcements\/issuer-announcements-details\/?anId=85093&anCat=1&cs=1211&locale=en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a disclosure<\/a> to Tadawul on Thursday. The proceeds will be allocated to finance its general business activities. The offering period runs from February 6 and concludes today, February 7. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More details:<\/strong> The size of the issuance is yet to be determined based on market conditions, but the company said each certificate will have a par value of USD 200k and set a minimum subscription of USD 200k, with USD 1k increments for going over. The issuance will be split into two tranches with maturities of 5 and 10 years, with a planned listing on the London Stock Exchange\u2019s International Securities Market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ADVISORS-<\/strong> Citigroup Global Markets, HSBC Bank, Al Rajhi Capital, BNP PARIBAS, GIB Capital, JP Morgan Securities, Natixis, Saudi Fransi Capital, SNB Capital, and Standard Chartered were tapped to be joint lead managers.<\/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\/debt-watch\/\">DEBT WATCH<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-bonds\/\">green bonds<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-finance\/\">green finance<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/maaden\/\">Maaden<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/renewables\/\">renewables<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/tadweeer\/\">Tadweeer<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/turkey\/\">Turkey<\/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=\"89191\" 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=\"89191\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">SOLAR<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/02\/07\/updates-on-totalenergies-1-gw-solar-plant-in-iraq\/\">\r\n                            Updates on TotalEnergies 1 GW solar plant in Iraq                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/07\/updates-on-totalenergies-1-gw-solar-plant-in-iraq\/\" 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 GGIP is 45% owned by TotalEnergies, with Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy owning 30% and 25%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More details: <\/strong>The solar facility will be developed in four phases, with the first set to begin later this year and lasting for three years, Abdul Hussein told Shafaq News. The plant \u2014 spanning 2.2k hectares \u2014 will cut carbon emissions by 2 mn while providing electricity to 350k households, according to TotalEnergies\u2019 website. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER-<\/strong> TotalEnergies <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/2ab0300a-1e61-40b2-b1ec-4979801500e5\/qatarenergy-partners-with-totalenergies-on-solar-plant-in%253cmark%253e-iraq%253c%2Fmark%253e\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">partnered<\/a> with QatarEnergy last October to develop GGIP\u2019s solar plant, which was reported then to have a 1.25 GW capacity. The agreement \u2014 then said to be pending regulatory approvals \u2014 gave each company a 50% stake in the project. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That\u2019s not all: <\/strong>The Iraqi Electricity Ministry has also prequalified eight companies for solar energy projects under the first phase of a Central Bank-backed initiative to install residential solar power systems, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/ar\/%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%80%D9%85%D8%B9\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%84-8-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0-%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shafaq News<\/a> reported on Tuesday, citing a statement it has seen. The renewable energy program aims to alleviate the country\u2019s chronic power shortages by offering homeowners access to 0% interest loans from the Iraqi Central Bank to fund rooftop solar system installations. <\/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\/iraq\/\">Iraq<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/solar\/\">SOLAR<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/solar-energy\/\">solar energy<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"89193\" 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=\"89193\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">4<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">GREEN METHANOL<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/02\/07\/samsung-to-construct-taziz-methanol-plant-in-uae\/\">\r\n                            Samsung to construct Ta\u2019ziz methanol plant in UAE                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/07\/samsung-to-construct-taziz-methanol-plant-in-uae\/\" 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 contract\u2019s duration is 44 months. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The details: <\/strong>The facility \u2014 to be built in the Ta\u2019ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone in Al Ruwais \u2014 will have an annual production capacity of 1.8 mn tons and will be powered by clean energy once completed in 2028, according to a separate <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaoffice.abudhabi\/en\/energy\/taziz-awards-aed62bn-contract-for-construction-of-uaes-first-methanol-plant-in-al-dhafra-region\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What else we know:<\/strong> Ta\u2019ziz <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/343aabf1-bca9-4f97-a2c8-59e4a31f1ccd\/the-uae-has-its-sights-set-on-a-lower-emissions-methanol-plant\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">signed a shareholder agreement<\/a> for the project in 2023 with Switzerland-headquartered Proman. Most of the chemicals manufactured in the plant will be produced in the UAE for the first time and are presumably chemicals for which methanol is feedstock. Some AED 18 bn (over USD 5 bn) will be invested in the first phase of development. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Ta\u2019ziz is going all in on methanol and ammonia: <\/strong>Ta\u2019ziz awarded <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/55aa27ab-ade9-4427-bf74-970b7def9519\/ta%25e2%2580%2599ziz-advances-low-carbon-methanol-and-ammonia-ambitions\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 2 bn EPC contracts<\/a> back in November to develop critical chemicals infrastructure in Al Ruwais Industrial Complex to a number of companies, including the chemicals logistics company Advario, Rotary Engineering\u2013Abu Dhabi, and the UAE\u2019s NMDC Group. The infrastructure investment push has been part of a strategy that aims to turn Ruwais into an export hub for Adnoc\u2019s chemical productions and support Adnoc\u2019s ambitions to become one of the top five chemical producers in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>There\u2019s also a low-carbon ammonia plant in the works: <\/strong>The company signed a shareholder agreement in January 2023 with Fertiglobe, Korea\u2019s GS Energy Corporation, and Japan\u2019s Mitsui & Co for a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/a7ee2a39-7450-4ac3-be27-eea643fe8ecf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">low-carbon ammonia factory<\/a> in the UAE with an annual capacity of around 1 mn tons. The first phase \u2014 predicted to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/6751133f-992c-4365-b542-910fa5123a80\/italy%25e2%2580%2599s-tecnimont-will-build-mega-ta%25e2%2580%2599ziz-ammonia-plant-in-the-uae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">attract a multi-bn USD investment<\/a> over the next 20 years \u2014 will produce ammonia that is 50% less carbon intensive than conventional ammonia, while the second phase will double the capacity and will cut carbon emissions further by using carbon capturing and sequestration tech. <\/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\/adnoc\/\">ADNOC<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/adq\/\">ADQ<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-methanol\/\">GREEN METHANOL<\/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=\"89195\" 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=\"89195\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">5<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">GREEN HYDROGEN<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/02\/07\/acwa-power-inks-green-hydrogen-corridor-agreement-with-germanys-sefe\/\">\r\n                            Acwa Power inks green hydrogen corridor agreement with Germany\u2019s SEFE                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/07\/acwa-power-inks-green-hydrogen-corridor-agreement-with-germanys-sefe\/\" 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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No financial details were disclosed for the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What we know:<\/strong> Acwa will act as the developer, investor, and lead operator of hydrogen and ammonia production assets, while SEFE \u2014 a major European energy trading player \u2014 will co-invest and market the hydrogen in Germany and across Europe. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Acwa is eying Europe\u2019s green hydrogen market:<\/strong> Acwa <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/3b52bac4-4a96-4c0b-b0a7-e509be60226d\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked an MoU<\/a> with Italy\u2019s Snam to facilitate the transport of green hydrogen from Saudi to Europe via the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/551582df-445e-48c4-9e0e-b97a4ebee6cd\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SoutH2 Corridor<\/a> last month. The company is also exploring a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/48171ef9-b9e4-469c-a779-1a384c2949f5\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 6.2 bn renewables-powered hydrogen project in Tunisia<\/a>, with a planned capacity of 200k tons, which would also be exported to Europe via SoutH2. Saudi and Greece will also conduct a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/3b52bac4-4a96-4c0b-b0a7-e509be60226d\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">feasibility study<\/a> to explore a potential hydrogen corridor connecting Saudi production to European Markets via Greece. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In line with Acwa\u2019s long-term game: <\/strong>Acwa is targeting a USD 250 bn investment portfolio by 2030 in renewable energy, green hydrogen, and water desalination, Acwa Power\u2019s Saudi Arabia CEO Hesham Tashkandi told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aleqt.com\/2025\/02\/04\/article_2756570.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Aleqtisadiah<\/a> on Tuesday. The renewables giant is currently implementing investments worth USD 97 bn, 60% of which are Saudi-based, Tashkandi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">IN OTHER GREEN HYDROGEN NEWS- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>H2 Global <\/strong><strong>Energy advances its Morocco green hydrogen project:<\/strong> Dubai-based <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.h2globalenergy.co\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">H2<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.h2globalenergy.co\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Energy<\/a> has completed initial studies for a planned green hydrogen and ammonia plant in southern Morocco, with an expected annual production capacity of 1 mn metric tons of green ammonia, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.einpresswire.com\/article\/756537632\/h2-global-energy-finalizes-initial-studies-for-green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-plant-in-morocco\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released on Monday. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s next? <\/strong>The company is also currently in discussion with Moroccan officials to explore regulatory requirements, investment opportunities, and possible collaborations. The company is also expected to make moves on the next steps, including financing and finalizing the engineering design. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>How would the facility work?<\/strong> The facility will use renewables to produce green hydrogen, which will then be converted into ammonia for use in agriculture, transport, and energy storage. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>H2 Global Energy has eyes on Tunisia too: <\/strong>H2 Global Energy and Irish Aramenco\u2019s consortium plan to set up a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/560b3ed6-bf13-4ae7-ae20-6cbf170302d1\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 6 bn green hydrogen project in Tunisia<\/a> slated for operation in 2031, with an annual production of 180k tons. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Germany is <\/strong><strong>exploring Morocco\u2019s Power-to-X potential:<\/strong> The German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) is launching a study to assess Morocco\u2019s potential in green hydrogen and its derivatives in partnership with German chemical engineering institute <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dechema.de\/en\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dechema<\/a> and a local partner, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.hespress.com\/409024-hydrogene-vert-une-etude-pour-identifier-les-chaines-de-valeur-ptx-a-fort-potentiel.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hespress<\/a> reported on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>About the study:<\/strong> The study \u2014 under GIZ\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giz.de\/en\/worldwide\/133346.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Power to X<\/a> program \u2014 will analyze the entire hydrogen value chain in Morocco, from seawater desalination and electrolysis to hydrogen storage, transport, and export. It will also assess Morocco\u2019s ability to produce key PtX equipment and explore industrial integration strategies aligned with global demand. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s doing what? <\/strong>Dechema will contribute its technical expertise in analyzing value chains and needed technology for production, while a Moroccan partner \u2014 selected via a tender \u2014 will provide local industry insight. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- <\/strong><strong>Morocco is heavy on green hydrogen R&D:<\/strong> Morocco\u2019s Institute for Research in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/0a6174ec-6c11-40c3-b788-d770f295c594\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">inked EUR 13.5 mn financing agreement<\/a> with the German Development Bank (KfW) to advance its green hydrogen research platform <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocpgroup.ma\/press-release-article\/iresen-um6p-and-ocp-group-have-signed-agreement-set-green-h2a-platform\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Green H2A<\/a> in December. 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No timeline was disclosed for the launch of the investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The rationale: <\/strong>NMDC Energy is making bullish moves on offshore wind as a major revenue stream, with Al Dhaheri saying it has \u201cpotential\u201d and could have \u201ca good share of our business and of our revenue moving forward.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Challenges ahead: <\/strong>Rising costs, supply chain constraints, and shifting political support for wind energy \u2014 with the US recently <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7bd5b513-6fd3-4e90-af48-43c0c4fadafb\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pausing<\/a> new US offshore wind leases \u2014 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/0a1d2711-6075-4425-95a4-d88240b776b3\/renewables-growth-to-exceed-expectations,-still-to-fall-short-of-cop28-target-to-triple-by-2030\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pose industry risks<\/a>. Still, Al Dhaheri remains optimistic, noting that \u201ca number of projects are already sanctioned and lined up for execution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NMDC Energy has been busy expanding into new markets<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/0b5b7f9f-1f51-4f84-bc5e-927009778822\/this-morning:-uae-listed-stocks-top-usd-1-tn-in-market-value-%2B-masdar,%253cmark%253e-nmdc-energy%253c%2Fmark%253e-eye-expansion\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">revealing plans in November<\/a> to scale up its operations in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, and Taiwan, and entering new markets in Europe, North and West Africa, and Southeast Asia. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">IN OTHER REGIONAL INVESTMENT UPDATES-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Africa50<\/strong> <strong>rallies up efforts for green investments in the continent: <\/strong>The Casablanca-based pan-African infrastructure investor Africa50 is setting up a regional investment vehicle to finance off-grid power projects and a USD 500 mn fund to invest in climate-friendly projects, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-05\/africa50-to-set-up-off-grid-power-green-infrastructure-funds?srnd=phx-green\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported on Wednesday. The two initiatives mark the infrastructure investor\u2019s first facilities fully dedicated to green projects in a bid to attract more financing from some USD 2.3 tn managed by African institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The first fund \u2014 the Africa Solar Facility (ASF) \u2014 will invest USD <\/strong><strong>200 <\/strong><strong>mn in distributed <\/strong><strong>renewable energy businesses<\/strong>, covering home systems and off-grid and mini-grid projects. The fund is sponsored by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/isa.int\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">International Solar Alliance<\/a>, which <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa50.com\/news-insights\/news\/africa50-signs-agreement-to-manage-international-solar-alliances-africa-solar-facility\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">tapped Africa50 back in December<\/a> to manage and implement the ASF facility. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The second USD 500 mn-strong facility will focus on renewable energy and low-emission <\/strong><strong>mobility projects<\/strong>, devoting USD 400 mn for project development and USD 100 mn for project preparation. Africa50 plans its first close for the fund in 1H of 2025, and hopes that the facility can lead to the mobilization of up to USD 10 bn investments in the sector down the road, Bloomberg reported, citing Africa50 CEO Alain Ebobisse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>More is coming: <\/strong>Africa50, the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, and UN-backed Sustainable Energy For All are also planning another fund based in Nigeria to support renewable energy distribution. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Who\u2019s involved? <\/strong>Shareholders include the African Development Bank and the Moroccan central bank. 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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-also-on-our-radar tag-also-on-our-radar tag-carbon-storage tag-diplomacy tag-egypt tag-enterpriseclimate tag-evs tag-green-finance tag-green-hydrogen tag-jordan tag-nuclear-energy tag-opec-fund tag-pif tag-renewables tag-saudi-arabia tag-sirc tag-solar-energy tag-turkey tag-uae tag-waste-management 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\/2025\/2\/.e462661c-a666-49c0-8631-c139c95be532.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure><p class=\"tag-border-left\">WASTE-TO-ENERGY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><\/strong><strong>Saudi<\/strong><strong> slu<\/strong><strong>dge goes green:<\/strong> PIF-owned Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) has inked an MoU with Germany\u2019s Concord Blue to launch the first phase of a sewage sludge conversion plant that will produce clean hydrogen from processed waste, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SIRCSaudi\/status\/1887075394693558739\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released on Wednesday. The partnership aims to develop sludge treatment projects from wastewater and other organic waste to produce renewable hydrogen, biochar, and industrial activated charcoal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What we know:<\/strong> Under the MoU, SIRC will supply sewage and agricultural waste as feedstock, while Concord Blue will oversee the conversion process using its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concordblueenergy.com\/technology\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">patented Reformer tech<\/a>, provide technical expertise, and train local talent in waste-to-hydrogen operations. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">RENEWABLES-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Acwa<\/strong><strong> Power signed five cooperation agreements on renewable power <\/strong><strong>and green hydrogen at its Innovation Days<\/strong><strong> event in Riyadh<\/strong>, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acwapower.com\/news\/acwa-power-announces-seven-partnership-agreements-at-innovation-days-2025\/#\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> published on Thursday. Here is what we know about the partnerships signed with local and international players:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Solar partnership with Aramco <\/strong>to implement the Advanced Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Forecasting project using big data analytics and machine learning;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Green hydrogen pilot program with the Oman-backed Aussie <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hysata.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hysata<\/a><\/strong> to test its high-efficiency tech in green hydrogen production;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy storage agreement with Aramco<\/strong> to test the suitability of utility-scale vanadium flow batteries in local climates to address long-duration energy storage challenges;<\/li>\n<li><strong>R&D framework agreement with German research institutes<\/strong> Fraunhofer IMWS, Fraunhofer ISC, and Fraunhofer IWES for research and development on green hydrogen and clean energy;<\/li>\n<li><strong>And a Master Research Agreement (MRA) with <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaust.edu.sa\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<\/a><\/strong><strong> (KAUST)<\/strong> to further research into cost-effective methods for desalination and solar energy generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">NUCLEAR-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- UAE\u2019s ENEC granted licence to search for nuclear waste disposal site: <\/strong>The UAE\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fanr.gov.ae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fanr.gov.ae\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Authority for Nuclear Regulation<\/a> (FANR) granted <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enec.gov.ae\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Emirates Nuclear Energy Company<\/a> (ENEC) a license to explore potential sites for disposing of low-level nuclear waste, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/uae\/environment\/uae-nuclear-energy-strategy-new-licence-set-up-to-ensure-safe-waste-management\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Khaleej Times<\/a> reported on Tuesday. Once a suitable location is identified, ENEC will be the only entity permitted to develop and operate a waste disposal facility, FANR Director General Christer Viktorsson said. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s low-level waste? <\/strong>This includes materials like protective gear and equipment used in nuclear plant operations, which does not pose a significant danger but still requires secure containment for up to a century, Viktorsson explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>In context: <\/strong>The country is ramping up radiation safety efforts, with FANR planning to strengthen its regulatory framework to improve radiation safety and implement several projects, while expanding international cooperation by sharing the UAE\u2019s nuclear expertise with emerging nuclear countries, state news agency <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wam.ae\/en\/article\/bi17ejw-federal-authority-for-nuclear-regulation-launch\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reported on Tuesday, citing Viktorsson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What\u2019s coming: <\/strong>FANR is moving forward with plans for an interim storage facility to manage high-level waste, such as spent nuclear fuel, which is currently kept in deep water pools near the reactors for cooling and radiation shielding, Viktorsson said. The authority will also launch an artificial intelligence strategy in 2025, appointing a chief AI officer to facilitate partnerships in this area. implement several projects. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DIPLOMACY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US <\/strong><strong>+ UAE to boost energy collaboration: <\/strong>The Energy and Infrastructure Ministry signed an MoU with the US Energy Department to enhance energy sector collaboration and economic ties, it said in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MOEIUAE\/status\/1886334637745508846\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> published on Monday. The two sides aim to enhance cooperation in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), reducing methane emissions, nuclear energy, energy efficiency, smart grids, planning for energy end-use, and advanced energy modeling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">GREEN FINANCE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Mauritania + OPEC Fund ink USD 120 mn sustainability partnership: <\/strong>The Mauritanian government and the Opec Fund for International Development have signed a framework agreement for USD 120 financing targeting sustainability projects between 2025-27, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/opecfund.org\/media-center\/press-releases\/2025\/opec-fund-and-mauritania-strengthen-cooperation-with-us-120-million-partnership-agreement\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> published last week. The funds will go toward clean energy, food security, and clean cooking efforts. An additional USD 500k is set aside in grants form for project preparation, technical assistance, and capacity building to boost public-private partnerships and reel in private investments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">SOLAR-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- Egypt\u2019s <\/strong><strong>ASORC <\/strong><strong>breaks ground on EU-funded solar project:<\/strong> State-owned Assiut Oil Refining Company (ASORC) has broken ground on its EGP 550 mn, 10 MW solar power project, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02MhPspiGMufaWA2SFmd821oYPcU35xGKdzW5oD9MX9wYtYQu41ZAitvPNNqDxWN8El\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> released on Saturday. The plant is expected to cover 10% of the company\u2019s annual electricity consumption. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Refresher:<\/strong> The project is one of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/26cf207c-94e8-442c-9ff1-9401a36869b1\/egypt-to-build-two-solar-plants-with-eu-funds\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">two EU-funded solar power plants worth over EGP 1 bn<\/a> that the government announced last year. State-owned petroleum-focused contractors Enppi and Petrojet have been tapped to carry out the project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Wastewater recycling project in the pipeline:<\/strong> The company plans to roll out an industrial wastewater recycling project that will save 2 mn cubic meters of water annually and reduce operating costs by USD 1.5 mn, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Jordan<\/strong><strong> launches solar plant tenders:<\/strong> Jordan\u2019s Water Authority has issued a tender for the development of solar plants based in \u201cseveral\u201d of its water facilities, the authority said in its invitation for prequalification (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/2\/644.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>). The tender is bankrolled by Germany's KfW Development Bank with an undisclosed investment ticket. The exact capacity and investment tickets for the projects were not disclosed. Applications will be accepted via email until 20 February. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;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>Morocco + Spain plan electric ferry route: <\/strong>Spanish ferry operator Bale\u00e0ria will construct two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balearia.com\/en\/spain-morocco-corridor\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">11.5 MWh electric battery-powered catamarans<\/a> to connect Morocco\u2019s Tangier and Spain\u2019s Tarifa. Construction will span the next two and a half years and will include adding batteries at each port to recharge the ferry boats during their layovers. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balearia.com\/en\/sala-prensa\/notas-prensa\/balearia-presents-the-construction-of-two-100-electric-fast-ferries-with-zero-emissions-to-operate-on-the-first-green-corridor-between-spain-and-morocco?redirect=\/en\/web\/guest\/press-room\/press-releases\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Press release<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saudi<\/strong><strong>+ India partner on EVs: <\/strong>The National Industrial Development Center and Ashok Leyland signed an MoU to localize electric bus, truck, and vehicle manufacturing in the Kingdom. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jarrah_4\/status\/1887007700221034667\/photo\/1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Petronas <\/strong><strong>Lubricants <\/strong><strong>+ Dumarey Group partner on alternative fuels:<\/strong> Malaysia\u2019s Petronas Lubricants and propulsion systems developer Dumarey Group have inked a partnership to develop engine oil for alternative fuels and efficient fluids for new energy vehicles. The collaboration will use connectivity and data analytics to create systems that predict fluid replacement needs. The companies are also exploring the development of injectors for low-carbon fuels. 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the West Street Climate Credit Fund<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-31\/goldman-sachs-am-seeks-up-to-3-billion-for-climate-credit-fund\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported last week, citing sources familiar with the matter. GSAM will use the fund to lend to energy transition companies in North America and Europe with a target set for 8-10% net returns on an unlevered basis and 13% for levered, the sources added. GSAM plans to funnel USD 150 mn into the fund, which will reside within its USD 145 bn private credit unit. The fund will mainly focus on senior lending but will be open to considering junior debt as well. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Making up for cutbacks?<\/strong> Goldman Sachs Asset Management <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/48b45a56-1248-4ddb-a3d7-1362a11b5bfc\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">withdrew<\/a> from Climate Action 100+ \u2014 the world's largest climate alliance for investors \u2014 last year amid attacks from Republicans. The move followed similar withdrawals by major firms, including AllianceBernstein, JPMorgan Chase's asset management arm, and Pacific Investment Management.<\/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\/around-the-world-this-week\/\">AROUND THE WORLD THIS WEEK<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/energy-transition\/\">energy transition<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/green-finance\/\">green finance<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/tag\/usa\/\">USA<\/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=\"89203\" 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=\"89203\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">9<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">CLIMATE IN THE NEWS<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2025\/02\/07\/european-aviation-slashes-hydrogen-targets-as-decarbonization-costs-surge\/\">\r\n                            European aviation slashes hydrogen targets as decarbonization costs surge                        <\/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\/2025\/02\/07\/european-aviation-slashes-hydrogen-targets-as-decarbonization-costs-surge\/\" 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 roadmap projects that hydrogen-powered aircraft will account for just 6% of emission reduction by 2050 \u2014 down from a 20% forecast in 2021 \u2014 due to a lower-than-expected market share. The report also estimates that European aviation will face more than EUR 1.3 tn in extra costs to reach net zero, EUR 480 bn higher than previous projections. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>A \u201creality check\u201d:<\/strong> Despite reaffirming their net zero commitment, trade bodies behind the report called it a \u201creality check\u201d for the European Commission, and urged immediate action to support decarbonization. <\/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\/aviation\/\">Aviation<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" 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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;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">FEBRUARY <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>11-13 <\/span><span>February <\/span><span>(Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aue-sa.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">General Conference of the Arab Union of Electricity<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17-19 February (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egypes.com\/\" style=\"\">Egypt Energy Show<\/a><\/span><span>, Cairo, Egypt. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>23-25 February (Sunday- Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gweccc.com\/\" style=\"\">Global Water Energy and Climate Change Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Manama, Bahrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>24-27 February (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/events-and-conferences\/environment-authority-to-hold-inaugural-oman-climate-week-february-24-27-2025-uwf3f8c6\" style=\"\">Oman Climate Week<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Muscat, Oman. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25-26 February (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carboncapturemena.com\/\" style=\"\">Carbon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carboncapturemena.com\/\" style=\"\">Capture MENA Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MARCH<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>5-7<\/span><span> March (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wsds.teriin.org\/2025\/index.php\" style=\"\">World Sustainable Development Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, New Delhi, India. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9<\/span><span> March (Friday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccgconf.org\/\" style=\"\">Climate Change and Global Warming Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Vienna, Austria. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>12-13<\/span><span> March (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/financing.desa.un.org\/2025-dcf\" style=\"\">UN Development Cooperation Forum<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, New York, USA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>27-29 March (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greenenergymeet.org\/\" style=\"\">ANE Global Meet and Expo on Green Energy and Environmental Technology<\/a><\/span><span>, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>31<\/span><span> March-1 April (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate-chance.org\/en\/get-involved\/climate-chance-summits\/sommet-climate-chance-europe-afrique-2025-marseille\/\" style=\"\">Climate Chance Europe Africa Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Marseille, France. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">APRIL  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>2-5<\/span><span> April (Wednesday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gylc.org\/summit\/\" style=\"\">Global Youth Climate Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Minas Gerais, Brazil. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeast-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Middle East Energy<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8 April (Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy-box.com\/agenda-of-mena\" style=\"\">Solar Energy Storage Future MENA<\/a><\/span><span>, Dubai UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-10 April (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/globalh2forum.com\/\" style=\"\">Global Hydrogen Forum<\/a><\/span><span>, Barcelona, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-12 April (Thursday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solarexistanbul.com\/en\/\" style=\"\">SolarEX Istanbul<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-15 April (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karbonzirvesi.com\/\" style=\"\">Istanbul Carbon Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Istanbul, Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-16 April (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eco-business.com\/events\/green-energy-summit-saudi-arabia-2025\/#:~:text=The%20Green%20Energy%20Summit%20Saudi,%2B%20Green%20Hydrogen%20%3D%20Future%E2%80%9D.\" style=\"\">Green Energy Summit Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/span><span>, Riyadh, Saudi <\/span><span>Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17 April (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/5th-edition-international-conference-functional-cofmer-ahmed-rhallabi-qofee\/\" style=\"\">International Conference on Functional Materials and Renewable Energies<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Tangier, Morocco. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>21-23 April (Monday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abudhabi.evinnovationsummit.com\/\" style=\"\">Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">MAY  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>6-8 May<\/span><span> (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aemobforum.com\/\" style=\"\">Autonomous e-Mobility Forum<\/a><\/span><span>, <\/span><span>Ar-Rayyan, Qatar<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>7-9 May (Wednesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenec.org\/eng\/\" style=\"\">International Renewable Energy Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Istanbul, Turkey. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>13-14 May (Tuesday-Wednesday)<\/span><span>: <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/internationaldcc.com\/\" style=\"\">International District Cooling Conference<\/a><\/span><span>, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-15 May (Wednesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peakevents.org\/KSA-greenenergy\/\" style=\"\">Saudi Arabia Green Energy Week<\/a><\/span><span>, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">JUNE <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-13<\/span><span> June (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/conferences\/ocean2025\" style=\"\">UN Ocean Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Nice, France. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>15-17<\/span><span> June (Sunday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/events\/g7-summit-2025\/\" style=\"\">G7 Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Kananaskis, Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>16<\/span><span>-<\/span><span>26 June (Sunday-Saturday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unfccc.int\/sb62\" style=\"\">Bonn Climate Change Conference<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bonn, Germany. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>17-20 June (Tuesday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tap.info.tn\/en\/Portal-Economy\/17936683-tunis-to-host\" style=\"\">Mediterranean Water, Irrigation and Photovoltaic Exhibition<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Tunisia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>30<\/span><span> June-3 July (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/financing.desa.un.org\/ffd4\" style=\"\">International Conference on Financing for Development<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Seville, Spain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">SEPTEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>8-9 September (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/retrofittechqatar.com\/\" style=\"\">Sustainable Buildings and RetrofitTech Qatar Summit<\/a><\/span><span>, Doha, Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>9-23<\/span><span> September (Tuesday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/events\/80th-session-of-the-un-general-assembly-unga-80\/\" style=\"\">UN General Assembly<\/a><\/span><span>, New York City, USA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">OCTOBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>14-15 October (Thursday-Wednesday)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">:<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.egypt-energy.com\/en\/home.html\" style=\"\">Egypt Energy<\/a><\/span><span>, Cairo Egypt<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>20-21 October (Monday-Tuesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/retrofittechksa.com\/\" style=\"\">Sustainable Buildings and RetrofitTech Saudi Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, KSA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>28-30 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>, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">NOVEMBER<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>4-6<\/span><span> November (Tuesday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/social.desa.un.org\/second-world-summit-for-social-development\" style=\"\">World Social Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Doha, Qatar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>10-21<\/span><span> November (Monday-Friday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdg.iisd.org\/events\/2025-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30\/\" style=\"\">UN Climate Change Conference (COP30)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bel\u00e9m, Brazil. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>22-23<\/span><span> November (Saturday-Sunday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/g20.org\/event\/g20-leaders-summit\/\" style=\"\">G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>25-26 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retrofittechbahrain.com\/\" style=\"\">Sustainable Buildings and RetrofitTech Bahrain Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Manama, Bahrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">EVENTS WITH NO SET DATE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">2024 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> production. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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=\"\">Arab Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Amman, Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2025 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.org\/our-union\/iucn-world-conservation-congress\" style=\"\">International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Abu Dhabi, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> EV charging stations installed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/companies-news\/expo-sharjah-signs-partnership-agreement-to-launch-the-middle-east-electric-vehicle-show-2025-htkk34ud\" style=\"\">Middle East Electric Vehicle Show<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Sharjah, UAE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>26-29 October (Monday-Thursday): <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/en\/N2002883\" style=\"\">World Energy Congress<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uitpsummit.org\/\" style=\"\">UITP Global Public Transport Summit<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Dubai, UAE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/news\/press-release\/2023\/04\/19\/imf-and-the-world-bank-group-to-hold-2026-annual-meetings-in-bangkok-thailand\" style=\"\">Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">, Bangkok, Thailand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> PVC plastic cards. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2027<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> USD 15 bn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">World Water Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2030 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> in green financing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> in clean energy capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> of renewables in its energy mix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> from its circular economy, creating 9k-19k jobs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> of energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2035 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;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;\"> of CO2 annually. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2045 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Qatar\u2019s Public Works Authority\u2019s (Ashghal) USD 1.5 bn sewage treatment facility to reach 600k cm\/d capacity. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2050<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Presidencedugouvernementtunisien\/posts\/pfbid02urYKuUDF91i7dtVRR3yrSFzM4p5aG1JUormqfgnbjuUMTSGzmL2DrY8Z7wyfA7vBl?locale=ar_AR\" style=\"\">Tunisia\u2019s carbon neutrality target<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">2060 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.1500000000000001;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span>Nigeria aims to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a 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