The Siemens Headquarters by architects Sheppard Robson in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi is anticipated to be the first LEED Platinum office building in the Middle East, and it could set a new standard for sustainable building practices in that region. The headquarters is part of a strategic partnership between Masdar [...]
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Over 30,000 experts likely to attend 6th World Future Energy Summit
DUBAI – More than 30,000 world leaders, industry experts and technology innovators are expected to attend the sixth World Future Energy Summit, or WFES, from January 15-17 in Abu Dhabi, firmly establishing it as the world’s foremost event for the renewable energy and environment industry.
Asian Forum Sets Tone For 2013 World Future Energy Summit In Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, 28 October, 2012 – Innovation was the theme of the keynote address on the last day of the inaugural Asia Future Energy Forum in Singapore, covering what will be a central point of discussion at the sixth World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi in January 2013.
Energy efficiency key to economic growth
Whether we are confronting the challenges of climate change or the problems posed by the growing scarcity of commodities such as carbon fuels and metals, technologies that boost efficiency have never been as vital as they are today.
UAE is leading the renewable energy charge
The seeds sown in 2006 in Abu Dhabi are producing a rich harvest
Masdar CEO stresses importance of energy diversification as a catalyst for security and peace
Yesterday, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar and United Arab Emirates Special (UAE) Envoy for Energy and Climate Change, addressed members of the International Peace Institute (IPI) – a New York-based independent, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of conflicts by strengthening international peace and security institutions.
WFES 2012 to spotlight MENA potential as a hub for carbon capture and storage
With CCS projects now included under the Clean Development Mechanism, a component of the Kyoto Protocol that promotes investment in emissions-reduction projects in exchange for tradable credits, the potential for CCS is back in the spotlight.
The prospects for the UAE becoming a regional carbon trading hub have also received a boost following the partial agreement [...]
WFES 2012 is the opportunity for MENA to show it means business on climate change
The 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP 17, ended two days past its deadline but ultimately on a positive note late Sunday night.
The conference was able to make headway on some of the key issues – extending the Kyoto Protocol, realizing a process to agree emissions [...]
With Green Speed Ahead
My country, the Maldives, is just 1.5 metres above the sea. For us, climate change is no abstract or future threat, but a clear and present danger to our survival.
But climate change not only threatens the Maldives, it threatens us all. If you can’t save the Maldives today, you can’t save other countries tomorrow.
That’s why [...]
