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Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said that youths’ environmental investments have begun yielding positive results in the country’s natural reserves. The Minister’s visit also included an inspection of the electric cars and water bikes project in Nabq Reserve.
The Saudi ministry of economy and planning recently signed the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2022-2026 to cement its partnership with the UN on achieving SDGs. The UN Economic and Social Council organises the annual HLPF to follow up on national and global progress on the 17 SDGs outlined in the 2030 sustainable development agenda.
Elit’Avia has introduced “Elit’Avia Green Card,” offering carbon-neutral charter flights on its fleet of aircraft which includes Bombardier's Global 7500 as well as additional models from Bombardier, Gulfstream, Dassault Falcon, Embraer, Hawker, and Boeing.
India, one of the world’s foremost agricultural producers has ventured into a new alliance with Israel, the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that is now being dubbed as the West Asian -Quad or I2U2. The I2U2 came together as a sequel to the momentum created by the Abraham Accords — to regularize ties between Israel and the Arab countries.
The Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and the French Government signed an agreement to cement ties between the UAE and France to maximise the social and economic benefits of climate action to help drive a green economy and deliver the "new industries, skills and jobs of the future".
Citi UAE has introduced Recycled PVC (rPVC) for its corporate cards, which commenced in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region in Q2. The UAE was one of the first EMEA markets to launch and issue 2100 new rPVC corporate cards for its corporate clients.
Oxford Business Group has come up with an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Intelligence report in partnership with General Motors (GM). It explores the key role that electric vehicle (EV) production could play in cutting carbon emissions and creating viable sustainable mobility solutions across Africa and the Middle East.
To meet the rising demand on crops,Saudi Arabia now focuses more on vertical farming. The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has set aside SR 100 million ($27 million) to research and develop vertical-farming technology.
Benefitting from an influx of visitors from a range of source markets, the UAE’s hotel sector witnessed a notable rise in occupancy in the last five months. Dubai and Abu Dhabi registered an occupancy rate of 75% and 71% respectively, marking an uplift in percentage from the corresponding period of last year. The upswing in performance was driven by luxury resorts and waterfront destinations that remained the preferred choice of guests over other segments.
The establishment of a national climate calculation center, which will make it possible to predict in detail the impact of global warming on the Middle East was approved by the government on 17 July, 2022.