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UAE Presidency sparks momentum with running start for COP28
The UAE COP Presidency has succeeded in getting COP28 off to a strong and hopeful start with a series of groundbreaking decisions and milestones - especially in the key areas of climate finance and the transition to renewable energy.
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COP28: A Business Revolution for Climate Action
COP28, taking place in Dubai later this month, is set to be the largest climate summit ever. This COP represents a critical opportunity for world leaders to show the political courage that is needed to fairly and equitably end the age of fossil fuels and move towards a more sustainable and just future.
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Renewable Energy in MENA: Embracing Transition Amidst Oil Affluence
Undoubtedly, the Middle East and North Africa boasts a wealth of energy resources and the availability of affordable gas and oil is hindering a rapid energy transition in the region.
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Greenpeace MENA Award: Alternative Futures – UAE Project
Announcing the call for submissions for “the Alternative Futures - UAE” project. This visionary initiative invites researchers, academics, professionals, and young visionaries to contribute innovative already established research papers outlining alternative future scenarios addressing the challenges and opportunities in UAE’s sustainable development journey.
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As we celebrate the successful oil transfer from FSO SAFER..Oil companies still have to pay and fulfil their responsibility!
Greenpeace celebrates the significant milestone in the effort to avoid a humanitarian and ecological crisis as the million-plus barrels of oil on board the decaying FSO SAFER have been safely transferred to a new vessel. While we mark this success, it is imperative to address the absence of accountability exhibited by the oil industry that…
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UN operation to make safe Big Oil-abandoned FSO SAFER begins
The hazardous operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO SAFER supertanker off Yemen’s coast has commenced after years of delay.
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Climate justice and social justice: Two sides of the same coin
Climate justice and social justice are two sides of the same coin, and are both vital to creating a more equitable and sustainable future for all.
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2022: The Success of People Power
The world doesn’t get better on its own, but it gets better because people work together to make it that way. Everything we achieved this year was thanks to the courageous efforts of inspiring people who dare to dream that a better world is possible and within our grasp.
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Greenpeace MENA congratulates Egypt and UAE as next climate COP hosts
Reacting to the announcement that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will be the next hosts of the 27th and 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) respectively, Ghiwa Nakat, executive director of Greenpeace MENA, said...
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Open letter to H.E. Dr. Walid Fayad, Minister of Energy and Water
First of all, we would like to congratulate you on assuming your new role as minister, while recognizing the immense responsibilities of the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW), especially in the current circumstances: the State failing to provide electricity...