Our green skyscraper under the spotlight: CNN is out with a deep dive into the new capital’s USD 1 bn Forbes International Tower, which will be powered by hydrogen and solar power. Tower developer, Magnom Properties, plans to make it the “ world’s first net-zero-carbon tower,” becoming the first tower to receive the Zero Carbon Certification.

The data: The tower will slash its carbon footprint by 58% — some 60 mn kg of CO2 emissions — thanks to the developer increasing the percentage of low-embodied carbon materials used in construction. Clean hydrogen will provide 75% of the energy needed to operate the tower, while the remaining 25% will come from solar energy.

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