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Good morning, wonderful people. <\/strong>It\u2019s another busy start to the week in the region with plenty of climate updates to dive into.<\/p>\n

THE BIG CLIMATE STORY-<\/strong> Saudi renewables giant Acwa Power, Gulf Investment Corporation, and Al Bawani Water and Power Company inaugurated the Jubail 3A solar-powered independent water desalination plant. Over in the UAE, Canadian EV company AXL is eying the possibility of establishing an assembly line with a 50k production capacity either in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

^^ <\/strong>We have the details on these stories and much more in the news well, below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

HAPPENING TODAY- The <\/strong>Sustainability and Governmental Action Forum<\/a><\/strong> will kick off in<\/strong> Cairo today<\/strong>, bringing together global leaders and experts to discuss improving sustainability in government work through private-public partnerships]. The event is hosted by the Arab League\u2019s Arab Administrative Development Organization<\/a> and will culminate with the publication of the \u201cSustainability and Government Work: The State of Arab Governments\u201d report prepared in cooperation with the UAE.<\/p>\n

<\/a> THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION-<\/strong> Will we see a first <\/strong>draft of a plastics treaty in November? <\/strong>Around 170 countries agreed on Friday to outline a first draft for a plastics treaty in November, bringing the world one step closer to the first global treaty to limit plastic pollution. The nations agreed during UN treaty talks in Paris last week to prepare a \u201czero draft\u201d text of what could possibly be a legally binding treaty by the start of the next round of talks in Kenya\u2019s Nairobi in November. The agreement comes after the five-day negotiations got off to a poor start due to arguments between delegations on procedural issues. Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China objected to having treaty decisions adopted by majority vote rather than a consensus, which would allow one or a few states to block adoption.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER-<\/strong> The UN Environment Program outlined a plan to reduce the world\u2019s plastic waste levels by nearly 80% in less than two decades in May<\/a>. The report \u2014 released two weeks before the talks in Paris \u2014 champions policy shifts geared toward keeping produced goods in circulation for as long as possible under \u201creuse, recycling, and alternative materials\u201d strategies.<\/p>\n

The story made headlines over the weekend in the international press:<\/strong> Reuters<\/a> | The Associated Press<\/a> | AFP<\/a> | Financial Times<\/a> | CNN<\/a><\/p>\n

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