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DUBAI/WAM Danny E. Sebright, President of the US-UAE Business Council, said that COP28 is an opportunity for countries to better rein in climate change through tools such as finance, technology, and capacity-building. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) during COP28, Sebright said, “The world is at a critical moment where if the drivers of climate change are ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) introduced the region’s first Mastercard Carbon Calculator, an innovative tool that supports the sustainability ambitions of businesses by providing data on the estimated carbon footprint of their corporate expenditure using the ADCB corporate cards. ADCB, which has joined the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) in support of the goals of the Paris Agreement, ...

DUBAI/WAM Gerd Müller, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and Hani Salem Sonbol, Chief Executive Officer of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), have announced a renewed commitment to collaborate to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The joint declaration signed by both parties during COP28 underscores the vital role that UNIDO and ITFC ...

DUBAI/WAM Whiteshield, a global consulting firm specialising in strategic planning and public policy, has released the first edition of the Global Trade Resilience Index report on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates tops the list of the highest-performing countries in the Arab region on the Whiteshield Global Trade Resilience Index, ...

DUBAI/WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) held separate meetings with the speakers of the parliaments of Brazil, Columbia and Tonga, on the sidelines of the parliamentary meeting and the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), which is being hosted at Expo City Dubai. While meeting with the Speaker of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira; ...

DUBAI/WAM SEE Holding, the UAE’s first sustainably focused global holding group aiming to spearhead a net-zero future, and EnerTech, a Kuwait-based innovator, investor, and developer of end-to-end sustainable solutions, today revealed plans to develop a sustainable city in Kuwait. The new development, which was announced on the sidelines of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) currently taking place in ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), one of the leading global Islamic banks, is pleased to list the world’s first USD-denominated green Sukuk on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the 2nd largest exchange by market value in the Middle East. ADX is delighted to welcome ADIB’s Green Sukuk to its growing group of green debt instruments. Listed alongside COP28, ...

DUBAI/WAM The Ministry of Education organised the Education Day opening ceremony at the Legacy Theatre in the Greening Education Hub, themed ‘Legacy from the Land of Zayed’ in the Green Zone at COP28. Among those in attendance were Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President; Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of ...

DUBAI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has visited the Green Zone pavilions at COP28, which is being hosted by the UAE until 12th December. His Highness toured a number of hubs and pavilions dedicated to sharing insights and solutions to support the ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has emphasised that working to address climate change in the world is an opportunity to achieve social and economic development in the UAE, and based on this well-established approach, Ras Al Khaimah attaches great importance to sustainability, and sets its ...