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Dubai and Abu Dhabi topped the list of countries with the greatest growth in transparency in the real estate market, according to JLL's most recent Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI).
At COP27, the PepsiCo's CEO for Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, Eugene Willemsen, announced the introduction of the "Pep Positive" effort toward sustainability to Media.
Masdar and its Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) platform released a landmark report on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations General Assembly, with analytical support from McKinsey & Company, showing that Africa could capture as much as 10 percent of the global green hydrogen market, helping to create up to 3.7 million jobs and adding as much as US$120 billion to the continent's gross domestic product (GDP) (COP27).
The stakes will be too high for our planet if this year's conference ends without resolving key, unresolved issues on finance, support on adaptation and resilience, and execution of recent climate promises when world leaders resume pivotal climate talks at COP-27 in Sharm El Sheikh next week.
During the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha stated, "The circular carbon economy is the only approach to confront climate change."
After hearing about Saudi Arabia's ambition to plant 450 million trees by 2030 to mitigate the country's carbon footprint, the CEO of an international conservation organisation expressed interest in assisting the country achieve that end, as reported by Media.
The 14th annual DIFC Art Nights, advised by the Habroosh Art Foundation and titled "Sustainability: Art for a Better World," took place on November 10–11, 2022, and featured the works of local and international artists showcasing their artistic expressions.
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Executive Director of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), was appointed to CEMUNE's Advisory Board on November 12, 2022, at the UAE Pavilion during COP27.
Although progress toward the electrification of the vehicle parc will continue to face obstacles it also showcases promising opportunities that lie ahead.
This volume of green hydrogen production would significantly boost the continent's electrification rate and hasten the spread of renewable energy.