{"id":73712,"date":"2022-08-30T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T02:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/08\/30\/the-uae-wants-the-private-sector-on-board-with-its-2050-net-zero-plan\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T02:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T02:00:13","slug":"the-uae-wants-the-private-sector-on-board-with-its-2050-net-zero-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/08\/30\/the-uae-wants-the-private-sector-on-board-with-its-2050-net-zero-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"The UAE wants the private sector on board with its 2050 net zero plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-10\"><\/a> <strong>The UAE<\/strong> wants the private sector to get serious with its drive to decarbonize the economy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/government-news\/uae-climate-responsible-companies-pledge-to-boost-private-sectors-contribution-to-uae-net-zero-by-2050-strategic-initiative-yqbe3yi0\">yesterday launching<\/a> its <strong>Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge<\/strong> which aims to increase companies\u2019 engagement with the government\u2019s 2050 net zero strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** We talked to UAE Climate Change and Environment Minister Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri<\/strong> \u2060\u2014 who launched the pledge \u2060\u2014 <strong>for our inaugural issue of Enterprise Climate on Monday<\/strong>. You can check out the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/a9c832ed-f423-479e-884d-90cabefe3a0b\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia <\/strong>signed a power-purchase agreement for an <strong>80 MW solar <\/strong><strong>plant<\/strong> in the town of Layla which lies 300 km south of Riyadh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/2151916\/business-economy\">according to Arab News<\/a>. The value of the agreement was not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South Korea\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/home.kepco.co.kr\/kepco\/EN\/G\/htmlView\/ENGCHP00202.do?menuCd=EN07040202\">Hydro and Nuclear Power Company<\/a><\/strong> will participate in the construction of Egypt\u2019s first <strong>nuclear power plant<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nppa.gov.eg\/en\/el-dabaa-npp-project-2\/\">El Dabaa<\/a><\/strong> in Matrouh governorate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosatom.ru\/en\/press-centre\/news\/rosatom-korea-hydro-and-nuclear-power-sign-sontract-for-joint-work-at-el-dabaa-npp-in-egypt\/\">according to a statement<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Egyptian IT consulting and service providing company <strong><a 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