This week, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS, Save Our Seas, on rising sea levels. Visiting Tonga for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, Guterres said that small islands …
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This week, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) launched its decarbonisation framework for a net-zero building sector. The criteria takes a “whole building approach” and calls for an end to …
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Carbon capture solutions company Carbon Clean has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PETRONAS CCS Solutions Sdn Bhd (PCCSS), a subsidiary of PETRONAS, to jointly collaborate and evaluate Carbon …
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US-based Loop Global Inc., a turnkey provider of EV charging solutions, launched its regional office in Abu Dhabi this week. According to Loop CEO Olga Shevorenkova, the overarching aim of the …
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This week, UAE-based firm Hodler Investments announced plans to launch a $500 million Digital Energy Infrastructure (DEI) Fund. Subject to compliance and regulatory approval, the close-ended exempt Fund will facilitate …
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Developing storiesEnvironmentPolicy & Finance
Climate Reporting Standards Are “Insufficient,” and Require Expansion, Report Finds
by salehClimate reporting standards are “insufficient” and require an overhaul, according to a new report from researchers at Oxford University’s Smith School and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative. The report, published in …
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World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research non-profit, has found that, despite growth in the number of banks with net-zero commitments, they are not on track to achieve their goals. …
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B2B digital assets infrastructure Zumo has signed the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Declaration, a voluntary membership-based initiative. Launched in 2019, the initiative is aimed at increasing the depth and quality …
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Climate-policy debates tend to focus on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. This makes sense, given that GHGs are the primary cause of climate change. But global warming is expected to continue even …
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Carbon Mapper Coalition Launches Satellite to Drive Methane & CO2 Transparency
by salehThe Carbon Mapper Coalition has launched its first satellite, Tanager-1, into orbit to drive action on methane and CO2 super-emitters globally. Deployed on the SpaceX Transporter-11 Rideshare mission, the satellite …