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Green bond issuance will gradually grow in the Gulf

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GULF STATES

Meanwhile, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a surge in green issuance from Emirati banks highlights the growth in a debt market that can help fund efforts to mitigate and adapt…

Climate finance will grow but huge challenges persist

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INTERNATIONAL

Climate investment globally topped USD1tn last year but remains well short of the estimated USD8tn requirement. Most funding goes to developed economies and mitigation projects…

Brazil green transition goals may gain broad support

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BRAZIL

BRAZIL: Green transition goals may gain broad support

Prospects for MENA green energy transition to 2030

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PROSPECTS 2030

High oil and gas prices have incentivised Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) hydrocarbon importers to accelerate their renewables build-outs, while exporters have deployed…

United Arab Emirates’ green transition will intensify

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Earlier in July, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government unveiled ambitious new targets for clean power and low-carbon hydrogen production. The main emirates are accelerating…

Seabed mining to advance despite climate risks

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INT

Various countries will increasingly permit or conduct seabed mining within their jurisdiction, while demand for metals for the green energy transition and international tensions…

Incentives may fuel East Africa green transport growth

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EAST AFRICA

Driven in part by foreign exchange shortages and petroleum import costs, the measure also seeks to leverage Ethiopia’s own electricity resources to underpin a new ‘green…

Climate policies to alter global business environment

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INTERNATIONAL

Accelerating climate change threatens vast human and economic loss. In response, developed-country governments are legislating to force businesses to change while also seeking to…

Egypt could produce sustainable aviation fuel

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EGYPT

It has ambitious plans to produce green energy, and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a major component of decarbonising the aviation sector. In June, the US embassy in Cairo…

Climate concern is higher in northern EU member states

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EU

There is a striking difference in public concern about climate change between the EU’s north, and its east and south