{"id":86051,"date":"2024-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/08\/14\/today-egypts-carbon-market-is-finally-live-another-2-gw-solar-plant-for-saudi\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T00:00:00","slug":"today-egypts-carbon-market-is-finally-live-another-2-gw-solar-plant-for-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/08\/14\/today-egypts-carbon-market-is-finally-live-another-2-gw-solar-plant-for-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: Egypt\u2019s carbon market is finally live + Another 2 GW solar plant for Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good morning, friends. <\/strong>It\u2019s an exciting day for Egypt as the country finally launches Africa\u2019s first carbon market, two years after laying the groundwork. Saudi is also in line to develop another 2 GW facility, and Empower continues its district cooling expansion in the UAE. Let\u2019s dive into all the details below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>THE BIG CLIMATE STORY OUTSIDE THE REGION- <\/strong><strong>There\u2019s <\/strong><strong>no single story shaping the <\/strong><strong>conversation this morning, <\/strong>but the UK energy regulator <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ofgem.gov.uk\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ofgem<\/a> has approved a EUR 3.4 bn (USD 4.4 bn) funding package to build an electricity \u201csuperhighway\u201d under the North Sea to connect Scotland and northern England. This comes as part of a larger plan to fast-track the development of offshore wind power projects. The Eastern Green Link 2 project \u2014 which will begin to be constructed later this year and is scheduled for operation in 2029 \u2014 will enable clean wind power produced in Scotland to be exported to England to bridge any gaps in energy supply. The 500 km cable will power up to 2 mn homes. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/ofgem-signs-off-435-bln-electricity-superhighway-scotland-yorkshire-2024-08-13\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-08-13\/uk-s-ofgem-signs-off-on-3-4-billion-electricity-superhighway\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/strong><strong> picked up the story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">COP WATCH-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a><strong>Phasing <\/strong><strong>out fossil fuels misses the text again:<\/strong> Nearly 80 Nobel prizewinners and former world leaders have raised concern regarding the removal of specific mentions of fossil fuel phase out from a revised draft of the UN climate pact that will be presented at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/summit-of-the-future\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Summit of the Future<\/a> in New York next month, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/d9918a86-87ba-4f36-a96f-87619221de51\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">The Financial Times<\/a> reports. The change has alarmed climate leaders, including former Irish president Mary Robinson and Bangladesh\u2019s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, who urged the UN to include robust commitments to phase out coal, oil, and gas extraction in line with the Paris Agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Not a good sign for COP29:<\/strong> The UN\u2019s Summit of the Future will be a \u201ccritical\u201d chance for member states to address global issues such as sustainable development, technological cooperation, and climate change, the FT writes. However, the omission of fossil fuels from the draft pact has raised concerns regarding the global commitment to phasing out fossil fuels and achieving net zero by 2050. The upcoming COP29 summit is also another crucial moment for climate discussions, but the failure to include fossil fuels in the UN climate pact could signal uncertainty about the global commitment towards the transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a><font face=\"Arial\">#1-&nbsp;<\/font>Enec could cooperate with the Philippines on nuclear energy: <\/strong>The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp. (Enec) and the Philippines are exploring a potential partnership to introduce nuclear power to the Philippines\u2019 energy mix, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1231033\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippine News Agency<\/a> reported. Enec Chairman Mohamed Al Hammadi held a phone call with Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Manila, where the latter stressed the urgent need to explore nuclear energy for power generation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- US green subsidy delays expected to hit European hydrogen firms:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thyssenkrupp-nucera.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Thyssenkrupp<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thyssenkrupp-nucera.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Nucera<\/a>, the hydrogen arm of the German industrial engineering giant Thyssenkrupp, anticipates delays in the passing of green hydrogen subsidy laws under the US\u2019 Inflation Reduction Act, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/thyssenkrupp-nucera-grows-order-book-warns-slowing-hydrogen-market-2024-08-13\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> reports, citing comments by company CEO Werner Ponikwar. The delay is expected to persist until after the US presidential election, making it challenging to predict the future of hydrogen projects. While the EU has over 1.4k hydrogen projects planned, only <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/233070ae-bb54-4220-a215-83a700da36cc\/the-reality-of-eu-green%253cmark%253e-hydrogen%253c%2Fmark%253e-projects-is-well-behind-ambitions\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">7% have reached final investment decisions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Thyssenkrupp <\/strong><strong>is feeling the brunt of the uncertainty:<\/strong> The company reported a slowdown in growth in 3Q due to regulatory uncertainties impacting investment decisions. Despite announcing new projects, the company noted that unresolved regulatory issues and slow funding commitments have delayed final investment decisions for necessary electrolysis capacities. The uncertainty led the company to scrap its outlook for the alkaline water electrolysis business division, and its shares to drop by half since it went public last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>This has been an ongoing issue: <\/strong>The company also reported <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/7d024f5d-91ed-461e-8b08-a0ba6af44d4c\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a decline in demand<\/a> for green hydrogen equipment in May which was a signal that the industry is facing headwinds.<\/p>\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>USD bns \u201cscale gap\u201d in climate tech deployment hinders the green <\/strong><strong>transition: <\/strong>Climate technologies face significant challenges in achieving commercial adoption due to the need for multiple early-stage deployments \u2014 such as hardware, software, and infrastructure integration \u2014 creating a gap in the resources needed to scale up projects underdevelopment, according to a new <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/8\/1126.pdf\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">report (pdf)<\/a> co-written by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Consulting Group\u2019s (BCG)<\/a> tech and design unit BCG X, and non-profit investor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/elementalexcelerator.com\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Elemental Excelerator.<\/a> The estimated USD 150 bn \u201cscale gap\u201d is worsened by issues like lack of technical resources, high costs, and risk-averse investment climates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Next steps: <\/strong>Diverse funding sources, government incentives, and public-private partnerships are necessary to help bridge the gap, Partner and Associate Director of BCG Faysal Taher told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/industry\/unlocking-climate-tech-potential-the-urgent-need-to-bridge-the-scale-gap-gt1vj1ih\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya<\/a>. Sovereign funds and state-owned companies, particularly in the Middle East, are key players in advancing climate technology on a global scale, he added. As financing for climate tech evolves, increased public and private capital is expected to drive further innovation and commercial adoption.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DANGER ZONE- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1-<\/strong> <a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a><strong>Morocco water crisis reaches new levels: <\/strong>Morocco\u2019s water reserves have significantly declined, with filling rates dropping to 27.87%, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.hespress.com\/89542-morocco-faces-severe-water-stress-as-dam-levels-drop-below-28.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Hespress<\/a> reported, citing data from the Directorate General of Water Engineering. During the same period last year, dams reached a filling rate between 31-32% but high summer evaporation rates and siltation have made that number even lower in recent months, with 63 dams across the country feeling the impact. Moroccan cities, including Casablanca, are now experiencing low water flow and limited bathroom access, with southeastern and eastern regions most affected. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- Water scarcity has been an ongoing problem in Morocco: <\/strong>Morocco has experienced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/69b9450c-6c4f-40b7-9db5-602b8870db03\/morocco-begins-constructing-africa%25e2%2580%2599s-largest-desalination-plant\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">five years of drought<\/a>. Water inflows declined in the country from 2.5k cbm per capita annually in 1960 to 620 cbm in 2020, placing Morocco in a situation of structural water stress. Last year the country approached the absolute water scarcity threshold of 500 cbm per capita per year. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- <\/strong><strong>Iraq <\/strong><strong>is losing a lot of agricultural land: <\/strong>Iraq has lost approximately 60% of its irrigated agricultural lands due to severe water shortages and climate change, the Iraqi Agriculture Ministry's spokesperson Mohamed Al-Khuzaie told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/ar\/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%AF\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%82%D8%AF-60-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Shafaq News<\/a>. The drastic reduction forced the ministry to scale back its winter wheat cultivation plans to cover just 1.5 mn acres of land. The ministry expanded farming into desert areas, utilizing groundwater irrigation systems in response to the challenges. However, Iraq remains one of the countries most affected by climate change, with water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers reaching unprecedented lows. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>REMEMBER- Iraq\u2019s water reserves are in dire straits: <\/strong>Last year, Iraq\u2019s reservoir capacities were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/686c9a46-5eca-477d-9b8b-d31f6d8fb472\/today:-on-an-unusually-slow-morning,-egypt-moves-forward-with-its-green-hydrogen-incentives-package\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">at the their lowest levels<\/a> in decades \u2014 half of levels recorded in 2018 \u2014 as neighboring Iran and Turkey <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/climate\/en\/news\/story\/92f0d10b-8f32-4fdc-9bd4-98913c05514b\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">continued to hike domestic flows<\/a> from local dams on the Tigris, Euphrates, and other waterway channels. 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