Coal use to decline next year after record high in 2023: IEA
The latest forecast came after nearly 200 countries at the COP28 UN climate talks adopted a deal stating that the...
Digitalization has high environmental costs, says UNCTAD meet
DUBAI, UAE - With global attention on the COP28 climate summit, UNCTAD’s eWeek 2023 highlighted digitalization’s potential to accelerate climate...
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Construction of 230 MW Masdar solar plant in Azerbaijan begins
Renewable energy company Masdar announced the formal start of construction for its 230-megawatt (MW) Garadagh Solar PV Plant in Azerbaijan,...
- Masdar signed agreements to develop the Garadagh project, located nine kilometers northwest of the Alat settlement, in April last year.
- The project will help generate half a billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, enough to meet the needs of more than 110,000 houses.
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Promote bicycles to combat climate change: UN
It calls on member states to "integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and...
- The resolution, proposed by Turkmenistan, was passed unanimously and like all General Assembly resolutions is non-binding.
- The resolution encourages member states to "give special attention to cycling in cross-cutting development strategies, including bicycle sharing services,"
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British PM meets Saudi Crown Prince to plead for oil
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with oil-rich Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to lobby for higher production...
- "It's not just a question of looking at the OPEC countries and what they can do to increase supply, though that is important," Johnson told British media
- Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are two of the world's biggest oil exporters have so far avoided taking a position against Russia.
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Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stocks diverge
Oil prices plunged on Tuesday as China, a major energy consumer, placed nearly 30 million people under COVID lockdown, and...
- China reported 5,280 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally
- "China oil demand risk is real," Dickson said, adding that a strengthening dollar also pressures crude prices since oil is traded in dollars
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Power restored at Ukraine’s Chernobyl: IAEA
Power has been restored at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986,...
- The retired Chernobyl nuclear reactors -- enclosed in a giant steel and concrete sarcophagus -- had also lost power early last week but supply was restored Sunda
- The 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant killed hundreds and spread a radioactive cloud across Europe
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Arab Youth Council and HSBC to educate Arab students about climate action
HSBC sponsors the program that provides open-source sustainability skills, ideas and solutions to all university and college students in the...
- The two parties signed a pact by which they will cooperate in building the capacities of students and developing their skills.
- The two parties would collaborate to implement an interactive curriculum project available to all students of universities, colleges.
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Amid NFT boom, artists worry about climate costs
Most NFTs are currently traded on Ethereum, which reportedly uses as much electricity as all of the Netherlands, with a...
- K-pop fans in South Korea last year staged a brutal campaign against plans for popular groups include BTS and A.C.E. to sell crypto-art.
- Selling art as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, uses the same technology as crypto-currencies like Bitcoin. The buyer receives a verified digital token as a mark of genuineness.
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DEWA completes first stage of world’s largest aquifer project
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed the construction of the first stage of the Aquifer Storage and Recovery...
- The full scale of the ASR project can store up to 6,000 million imperial gallons of water once completed by 2025 as a strategic reserve.
- The production capacity of desalinated water of DEWA is currently 490 MIGD, including 63MIGD using Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) technology.
Economy
Too early to dismiss oil’s role in energy market
Saudi Arabia, the world's second-largest oil producer that produced more than 10 million barrels of crude per day before the...
- Saudi Arabia, the world's second-largest oil producer, plans to produce 13.5 million barrels by 2027, as well as 23 billion cubic feet of gas by 2030
- Despite its national policy to diversify the economy and lessen reliance on fuel, the Kingdom continues to increase its oil and natural gas production
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US seized cargo of ships allegedly carrying Iranian crude
Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to...
- Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to other vessels using surreptitious means.
- The court case was made public only recently, after the oil was resold for between $38 million and $45 million
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UAE Ministry of Energy joins National ICV Program
DUBAI, UAE - The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has joined UAE's National In-Country Value (ICV) program following a...
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GCC ramps up ESG efforts amid green investment push
Businesses are getting ready for COP28 by moving from starting ESG programs to growing them, and those who know the...
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Green activists cry foul as Shell decides to steady oil production
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Regulating energy providers crucial for sustainability
“The new policy will contribute to the UAE’s GDP and help achieve financial returns that amount to AED21.5 billion (US$5.85bn)...
- UAE enforces policy to regulate energy providers, boost infrastructure, and foster investments, innovation, and modern technologies in the sector, says energy minister Al Mazrouei
- The new policy outlines contractual frameworks and public-private partnerships, targeting energy and water consumption reduction, carbon footprint, and building operational costs
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Saudi Arabia announces international conference on Sudan aid
Saudi Arabia announced that it would jointly lead a conference on the humanitarian response to the war in Sudan next...
- Saudi Arabia and the United States have been mediating in the eight-week conflict.
- The kingdom played a leading role in evacuating thousands of foreigners from Sudan early in the war.
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Iranian nuke expert, EU officials review Tehran’s atomic program
A landmark deal in 2015, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), gave Iran sanctions relief in...
- Germany's foreign ministry said the meeting took place on Monday and that discussions broached topics concerning Iran's nuclear program.
- Iran's nuclear program has long been the subject of scrutiny from Western powers, resulting in sanctions that have hit the country's economy.