London (ots/PRNewswire) - Quercus pays profit participation coupon, following two early capital repayments, for the market first permitting development green bond. Quercus Real Assets Limited (Quercus), the London-based renewable specialist focused on international investments within the Energy Transition, issued the first permitting development green bond in 2021 ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Sopra Steria, a major player in the European tech sector, has been selected, through its Aeroline vertical, to help European aeronautics giant Airbus modernise its engineering methods and tools. This strategic announcement bolsters Sopra Steria's positioning as a key partner to the aeronautics sector. "Today, we're proud to see Sopra Steria ...
Sustainable Markets Initiative
Dubai, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - Sustainable Markets Initiative's Founder, His Majesty King Charles III, opened the COP28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum at reception in Dubai More than 1,000 private sector CEOs, Heads of State and Philanthropic leaders came together at first-ever Business and Philanthropy ...
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Dubai, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - Masdar, the UAE's flagship renewable energy company, and VERBUND Green Hydrogen GmbH, part of VERBUND group, Austria's leading energy company, sign agreement at COP28 to explore feasibility of large-scale electrolysis in central Spain. - Agreement creates a 50:50 partnership for a joint study to explore the development of green hydrogen, ...
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Dubai, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - Agreement marks a significant expansion of Masdar's European renewable energy portfolio - Projects in Poland are expected to come online between 2026 and 2030 and will have a total combined capacity of more than 1GW - Project on eight sites will operate a hybrid of solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind to maximize grid allocation ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (ots/PRNewswire) - - More than 1,000 private sectors leaders convene to align industry, finance, and country roadmaps to accelerate the achievement of climate targets Note to Editors: The following press release was distributed on November 30, 2023 at 23:30 on the COP28 UAE website (Media ...
Geneva (ots) - In 2022, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) created important economic, social, and environmental impacts in developing countries. Over 600 companies in SIFEM's investment portfolio supported more than 483,000 jobs, increased their financing for microentrepreneurs by 7% and for ...
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum announces partnerships with Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), World Economic Forum, Asian Development Bank, Africa Finance ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Mars marks World Food Day by sharing progress on global food and sustainability commitments. - Exceeds donation target with local food bank and charity partners - Continues to focus on delivering healthy meals through reformulation and product innovation - Pioneers innovations such as climate smart rice farming practices to drive significant reductions in unsustainable water use and greenhouse ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber addressed world leaders at the UN Climate Ambition Summit as part of the UN General Assembly, issuing a rallying cry to the international community to move from agreements to action on global climate change. - His intervention follows the ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber is the first COP president to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange. - Private sector is critical for financial system reform and to providing available and accessible funding for emerging and developing markets. - Restoration of ...
New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly alongside the Director-General of the World Health Organization and President of Malawi, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber vowed that COP28 will put health at the center of climate discussions and mobilize investment for equitable, climate-resilient health systems. - In keeping with this commitment, the ...
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum to accelerate climate and nature solutions. - Over 500 CEOs and Philanthropists to convene 1 and 2 December. - The Forum will connect business and philanthropy with the COP28 Action Agenda, helping to enable a fast-tracked energy transition, ...
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - UAE's clean energy powerhouse Masdar awarded sixth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park PV Project in Dubai featuring a cost of up to AED5.51 billion - The 1,800MW sixth phase will increase solar park's total production capacity to 4,660MW - Ahead of UAE hosting ...
Nairobi, Kenya (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber addressed the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, held in Nairobi, Kenya. - Speaking to heads of state at its high-level opening, Al Jaber announced a $4.5 billion clean energy investment initiative between the UAE and Africa that aims to ...
Nairobi, Kenya (ots/PRNewswire) - - Announced by COP28 President-Designate, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, during keynote address at African Climate Summit in Nairobi, the investment initiative will help unlock Africa's clean energy potential. - The Initiative brings together public, private, and development capital from ...
Cilpa, Kenia (ots/PRNewswire) - As we prepare for the Africa Climate Summit, we, H.E. President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto, COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat affirm our commitment to work towards realizing ambitious climate action in this critical ...
Incheon, South Korea (ots/PRNewswire) - - Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General and Special Representative of COP28, stressed the urgency of delivering a robust Framework on the Global Goal on Adaptation - He reiterated the call for developed countries to uphold their commitment to doubling adaptation finance by 2025. - The Global Stocktake at COP28 will enable ...
Stockholm (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 will elevate water on the climate agenda and seek to drive forward progress and raise ambition. - The COP28 Water Agenda identifies three priority areas for programming at Water Day during COP28's two-week thematic program: conserving and restoring freshwater ecosystems, enhancing urban water resilience, and bolstering ...
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 UAE Presidency will host critical climate talks alongside an ambitious and inclusive two-week thematic program. - Official program designed following COP28 President-Designate's global listening and engagement tour and strategic vision and plan announcement at MoCA in July. ...
Suva, Fiji (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 Director-General Majid Al Suwaidi visited Fiji for the Pacific SIDS High-Level Climate Dialogue, organized together with the Pacific Islands Forum. The Director-General recognized the existential threat climate change poses to Pacific islands and reiterated the COP28 ...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber has addressed the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Ethiopia, in which he recognised the African continent's performance and potential as a leading force in the energy transition and the need for ...
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - A meeting of world leading economists and finance leaders convened by the COP28 Presidency has resulted in alignment on the next steps to deliver a new framework for international climate finance - The meeting and its outcome, which builds on momentum of the Bridgetown Initiative ...
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