From Lending to Investing
From Lending to Investing
Taking a look at the first green loan in the Middle East region with an Islamic format that links pricing to environmental performance. The first green loan in the Middle East region with an Islamic format that links pricing to environmental performance was established in October 2018. Led by Standard Chartered, the green loan consists […]
Leading Green Financing Mindset
ACWA Power combines securing smart green investment with projects which deliver effective sources of renewable energy. ACWA Power, a leading developer, investor, co-owner and operator of power and desalinated water production plants, was recognised, for the second year in a row, as the Renewables Company of the Year, at the MEED Awards 2018, due to […]
Green Funding for Reshaping the Energy Sector
The Dubai Green Fund , with the goal of transforming Dubai with the least carbon footprint, has already raised AED 2.4 billion through an agreement with National Bonds. In 2015, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, […]
His Excellency Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister Of Climate Change And Environment
Your Excellency, can you tell us more about the UAE National Climate Change Plan 2050, approved by the Cabinet in 2015, which reflects the mandates of the UAE Vision 2021 and the UAE Green Agenda 2015-2030? The National Climate Change Plan 2050 builds on the existing policy and institutional framework for green growth and sustainable […]
Fuelling Sustainability with HE Saif Al Falasi
1. How are you incorporating sustainability, in particular energy savings and alternative energy sources, into your corporate strategy? ENOC’s operational excellence across the length and breadth of its businesses is well-known in the market, and so is our intensive work in Energy & Resource Management (E&RM). We work closely with the Dubai Supreme Council of […]
A Vehicle for Everything
Integrated energy company ENGIE partnered with Hitachi Europe Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors to explore the potential of electric vehicles for the optimisation of building and grid energy management For this collaboration, Hitachi provided its V2X charger, which enabled bi-directional charging between the electric car battery and the building or electricity grid. It is also supplied […]
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and MD & CEO of DEWA
Dubai is moving forward in the fields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment and enhancing its efficiency. The Supreme Council of Energy has set a strategy to reduce carbon emissions by 16%, equivalent to reducing 11 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2021. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime […]
Smelting for sustainability/ Sustainbility smelting pot
How does Emirates Global Aluminium define sustainable development? The principles of sustainability are embedded in everything we do at EGA. We are a strong supporter of the UAE Vision to ‘ensure sustainable development while preserving the environment, and to achieve a perfect balance between economic and social development’. Sustainable development has been defined by the […]
