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According to Arab News, Ahmad Alanazi, who is in charge of all Saudi afforestation operations, said that foreign groups and institutions have given their support to Arabia's aim to plant 10 billion trees in the Kingdom over the following decades.
The Saudi Arabian Oil Co., one of the world's largest oil producers, has partnered with the Kingdom's energy ministry to create a carbon capture and storage centre, helping the country move closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2060.
As part of its participation in COP27, the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, currently taking place in Egypt, e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), the global technology and investment conglomerate, signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA) on 10 November at the UAE Pavilion.
According to the EAD, the Department of Energy's "Clean Energy Strategic Target 2035 for Electrical Production in Abu Dhabi" regulatory framework is the first binding clean and renewable energy target in the Middle Eastern electricity sector.
Lilium, a German air taxi developer, sees "tremendous prospects" in the Middle East, especially in the GCC, where the growth of megacities necessitates the adoption of strategies to reduce vehicular traffic and carbon emissions.
The three interconnected areas of sustainable finance defined in the 2021 Public Statement are expanded upon in the second public statement, which focuses on enhancing sustainability disclosure, promoting sustainability-focused corporate governance, and developing the UAE's Sustainable Finance Taxonomy.
Dubai Internet City, part of the TECOM Group PJSC and the largest technology hub in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, is where 3M established its new regional headquarters on November 9 of that year.
The Egyptian government is developing a massive belt of lakes and parks in the desert to the east of Cairo.
On Sunday, the world's leading for-profit social enterprise, The Plastic Bank, which works to combat plastic pollution in seas and rivers by constructing recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities, officially announced its participation in the ongoing United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27).
Tuesday at Cop27 in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Mariam Al Mheri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, announced the start of the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC).