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A meeting between senior Egyptian officials and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took place on the sidelines of the United Nations climate summit COP27, hosted by Egypt.
To promote sustainability, lower energy consumption, and enhance operational efficiency in Egyptian government facilities, Honeywell and Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Honeywell's reputation for delivering long-term smart city solutions in Egypt and the wider Middle East and North Africa area will be bolstered as a result.
Speakers at a forum agreed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is among the region's most proactive countries in combating climate change and cutting carbon emissions. The attendees gave their stamp of approval to the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy.
By 2030, Saudi Arabia aims to cut, avoid, and remove 278 million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane, according to its revised NDC. In its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Saudi Arabia also outlined their comprehensive strategy for reaching this goal. This strategy includes, but is not limited to, the use of energy efficiency measures, renewable energy sources, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), and hydrogen. Several of these sectors have already seen significant development, with Saudi Arabia showing leadership in terms of execution.
The kingdom has made CO2 pledges to go greener and cleaner. ACWA Power, headquartered in Saudi Arabia, are at the forefront of the region's most ambitious renewables programme. In the past year, Saudi Arabia has committed to having 50% of its electricity come from renewable sources by the year 2030.
According to a recent study commissioned by Epson, many UAE corporates are concerned about the energy consumption of printers because of rising energy prices. According to the poll of over 5,650 technology users and influencers from 33 countries, inkjet printers are well-understood for the roles they may play.
The beauty industry is dynamic because of shifting consumer preferences and the demand for environmentally friendly goods. In the time after COVID-19, there was a spike in interest in skin care and dermo-cosmetics. With the goal of ensuring the company's long-term success, through sustainable fashion, L'Oréal launched a programme called 'Sharing Beauty'. The initiative was replaced by ‘L’Oréal for the Future’ in 2020, the second phase of its sustainability program with a set of ambitions achievable by 2030, to be a catalyst for change in the beauty sector by leading the way in fighting climate change, measuring water sustainability, respecting biodiversity and preserving natural resources. The Groupe has already reached several milestones in that mission, such as 100 of its industrial sites, including 25 factories, achieving carbon neutrality in 2021, and 67 percent of the PET plastic in its products being from recycled sources last year.
The expanded partnership between Amideast and Boeing will place an emphasis on STEM programmes for sustainability in three main areas: 1) STEM programmes in robotics, graphics, animation, 3D printing, programming, web development, and entrepreneurship development; 2) STEM entrepreneurship competition; and 3) STEM Program for Climate Sustainability.
AeroFarms, a vertical farm company, has partnered with Qatar Free Zones and Doha Venture Capital to scale their proprietary smart AgTech in order to meet the growing demand for fresh, locally grown greens in Qatar all year round.
In April, Egyptian entities and the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Masdar, a leading clean energy company, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) regarding the construction of a green hydrogen production plant in the Southern Cataract Zone (SCZONE) and a second plant on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. By 2030, the group hopes to have built electrolyzers with a capacity of 4 GW, producing as much as 480,000 tonnes of green hydrogen annually.