Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cisco, the world's leading Internet technology company, announced Cisco's role as IT Services Provider of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), where Cisco, among others, will design, implement, and support the wireless network infrastructure to enable highly secure connectivity for all attendees and the host nation.
General Motors and Al Mansour, two of Egypt's leading automakers, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide 150 electric vehicles for transportation during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27, which will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from November 6-18, 2022.
Many corporations are expanding their efforts to combat methane, one of the greatest and most manageable contributors to the climate issue, according to a new research released today at a major gathering of the oil and gas industry, but more has to be done. Over eighty oil and gas companies from around the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, according to An Eye on Methane: International Methane Emissions Observatory 2022, which was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC). Of them, sixty are working for the Gold Standard, the highest possible level of transparency.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), an initiative launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance to support nationwide innovation, and Masdar City, Abu Dhabi's only planned and approved R&D cluster, have awarded complimentary business licences from Masdar City Free Zone to five MBRIF Accelerator start-ups.
From January 16-18, 2023, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre will host the World Future Energy Summit 2023, an event that intends to deliver a "crucial sustainability blueprint" in the midst of a global emphasis on the energy transition and initiatives to stimulate investment in the renewables sector.