The winners of the Zayed Sustainability Prize have been announced. Awarded by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the Prize in sustainability and humanitarianism …
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Nation-states, presidents, and prime ministers – those are the players who garner the biggest headlines and the most media attention at each year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference. Yet for …
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COP28 Presidency and Bloomberg Philanthropies launch of the Global Capacity Building Coalition
Yesterday, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions, Michael R. Bloomberg – alongside senior leaders of multilateral development banks, finance, and international organisations – announced the launch …
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A look back at day two of COP28: Big pledges, even bigger jets & climate controversy
The second day of COP28 saw world leaders descend on Dubai, more than 160 of them, to deliver speeches, make more promises, and, yet again, call for “action.” Hundreds flew …
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“Climate crisis is human rights crisis”: Estonian Pavilion explores nexus of climate, foreign and security policy
Today, at the Estonian Pavilion, Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, and David R Boyd, UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on human rights …
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Finland Pavilion launches with call to action from Finnish Prime Minister
The Finland Pavilion kicked off today as the country’s first-ever national Pavilion at a UN climate conference. A public-private partnership, it brings together efforts from corporations, companies, universities and cities. …
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The UAE Pavilion at COP28 has launched within the Blue Zone and is set to present the UAE’s path towards Net Zero. Open to government leaders, experts, and those accredited …
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Dubai Airports, the operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), has announced a 60 per cent reduction in waste sent to landfills from DXB. Dubai Airports’ waste …
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SEE Institute has shared it will participate in COP28, and host a range of workshops and exhibitions, two climate talk series, and an educational movie, dedicated to inspiring younger minds, …
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MoIAT & UNIDO to host government and industry leaders at the ‘Decarbonizing Industry with Technology Program’
The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has shared that it will host leaders from governments, industry, academia and international organisations as part of a series of high-level …