A combination of complexity, urgency, and abundant capital make the overlap of food and climate innovation a perfect target for an ambitious entrepreneur
Greenhouse gases
carbon emissions
Sustainability in logistics: Collaboration and accountability are key
Using electric vehicles for last-mile deliveries and installing solar panels to power warehouses and logistics facilities are important first steps in the sustainability journey
Antonio Guterres
UN sets up panel to examine private sector net-zero pledges without “naming and shaming” firms
The 16-member panel will make recommendations on the standards and definitions for setting net-zero targets, how to measure and verify progress, and ways to translate that into international and national regulations
carbon emissions
Innovations in sustainable fashion
A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report states that it takes about 3,781 liters of water to produce a pair of jeans, from the cotton production to the delivery of the final product to the store
carbon emissions
How international trade can help tackle climate change
Moving to a zero-carbon economy will require unprecedented levels of investment to transform our energy, transport, housing and wider infrastructure
agricultural production
What will a future with climate-smart agriculture look like?
AIM for Climate partners pledge to raise investment commitments for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation to $8bn by COP27 in November
Bain & Company
What are scope 3 emissions and why should your business care?
Scope 3 emissions, which are greenhouse gas emissions produced indirectly, contribute a massive amount of companies’ indirect emissions. Lowering them is essential for brands to achieve their sustainability goals
carbon emissions
Kuwait discusses steps to lower emissions as temperatures rise
Kuwait has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 7.4 percent by 2035
carbon emissions
Managing energy and resource transition challenges
Many energy and natural resources companies that transformed the world may be caught on the wrong side of a storyline, legacy players in a sector that’s ripe for disruption
carbon emissions
Emirates Global Aluminium, GE sign pact to cut greenhouse gases
EGA is equally owned by two sovereign wealth funds – Investment Corp. of Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co
AI in energy sector
Solving the oil & gas emissions challenge in the GCC with artificial intelligence
Transitioning to low-carbon energy alternatives alone will not be enough for ensuring required reductions, and permanently addressing the issue requires integration with an influential technology like no other: artificial intelligence
carbon emissions
How Saudi Arabia is planning to reach net zero by 2060
Announcement will prove to be a boost for the COP26 climate summit that starts in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 31, even as experts raise questions about the credibility of the goals set by the fossil-fuel giant
Greenhouse gases
Saudi Aramco pledges to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
Saudi Basic Industries Corp., Aramco’s chemicals subsidiary, has said it would explore ways to be carbon neutral by 2050
decarbonization
Why governments must take the lead to decarbonise GCC’s energy sector
GCC countries are among the highest per capita consumers of electricity in the world, ranging from 103 percent to 430 percent above the global average of 3.5 megawatt hours (MWh)
climate change
Why gold may be hedge against a carbon heavy portfolio
When freight and downstream emissions are factored in, gold fares better than its mineral counterparts, according to ESG consultancy Skarn Associates
carbon emissions
Why now is the time for GCC exports to shift strategy
For the Gulf, which produces large quantities of steel, aluminium, fertiliser, electricity, cement – all of which will be taxed under new EU legislation – now is the time to get industrial sectors ready for the imminent change
carbon emissions
UAE assessing net-zero emissions target ahead of COP26
In December, the UAE pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by almost 25% over 10 years, from a baseline that assumes moderate economic growth