The UAE and sovereign wealth funds for green tech 2025 – get the report

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The UAE is positioning itself as the Middle East’s green finance hub — mobilizing billions in sustainable bonds, ESG funds, and innovation capital to support its Net Zero 2050 vision. Green Prophet’s UAE Green Finance 2025 Report explores how banks, investors, and policymakers are shaping the next cleantech frontier, from Masdar City to Abu Dhabi’s sovereign initiatives.

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Soccer star Hakan Çalhanoğlu kicks off massive reforestation project in Turkey with gamers from My Lovely Planet

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International football star Hakan Çalhanoğlu and his wife Sinem are turning gameplay into real-world reforestation. In partnership with the Web3 app My Lovely Planet, the couple launched the Çalhanoğlu Forest in Kuşadası, Turkey—an area scarred by wildfires. With 10,000 saplings already planned and millions of fans invited to join through gaming, the project blends sport, tech, and ecology into a new model of climate action.

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Ursula’s EU at Climate Week with big speeches, quiet rollbacks—and a whiff of climate capture

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Climate Week exists to turn targets into timelines and timelines into budgets. If the EU wants to model leadership, the path is straightforward: restore a strong Green Claims law with independent verification; close loopholes in supply-chain due diligence instead of widening them; protect the integrity of the anti-deforestation regime; and lock in a science-based 2040 goal that keeps 1.5°C within reach. 

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Are you tangled up in climate conflict, because your job depends on it? New study

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Al Gore warned in An Inconvenient Truth: “We are witnessing a collision between our civilization and the Earth.” That collision is fueled not just by carbon but by entrenched interests that benefit from the status quo. A new study in Environmental Science & Technology Letters shows how corporate capture—the ability of industries to shape the […]

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Why New York Climate Week Isn’t Boring — and 5 Fun Things You Can Do to Make It Yours

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Climate Week isn’t just for CEOs and policymakers. It’s a chance for anyone to plug in, whether you’re attending an official showcase or just biking to work with a few friends. Fun and climate action aren’t opposites — they feed each other. And when you connect with community, food, music, or nature, you realize: this is what the future can look like.

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Mediterranean Mega Fires Burn Record Land as Climate Change Fuels Extreme Heat and Drought

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At the start of August, wildfires exploded across the Mediterranean basin, fueled by a wicked trio of extreme heat, drought and wind. In southern France, the Aude region around Carcassonne saw the country’s largest blaze since 1949, burning more than 16,000 hectares. In Spain, a 16-day heatwave — described by the national weather service as […]

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Who’s monitoring the UAE’s cloud seeding programs?

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Cloud seeding, like artificial reef construction or large-scale afforestation projects, often enjoys positive framing in official narratives and promotional campaigns. But without independent, peer-reviewed assessment, such projects can leave the public reliant on institutional claims. This information gap can breed suspicion, especially when interventions coincide with extreme or unexpected events.

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Battling the Blaze: Israel’s Wildfire Response

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On a dry, windy afternoon in late April 2025, the hills west of Jerusalem ignited and burst into an inferno. Flames, fed by the hot desert winds, spread through the Israeli mountains, crossing into parts of the West Bank and forcing thousands to evacuate. Smoke billowed over the country’s capital, shrouding one of the world’s […]

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Extreme Heat Is Testing Israel’s Energy System

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This August, Israel is facing one of the most punishing heat waves in recent history-exactly the kind of event that climate scientists have warned will grow more intense and common in the Middle East. Forecasters predict that temperatures will rise to 8-10 degrees Celsius, above early-August averages. In Jerusalem, the temperature will surge from a […]

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Wastewater plants are a hidden climate issue, and we’re measuring it all wrong

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Wastewater treatment plants are a hidden source of greenhouse gas emissions, releasing methane, nitrous oxide, and fossil CO₂. A new study calls for smarter monitoring and tailored emission factors. U.S. firms like Jacobs, AECOM, and Black & Veatch are key players in building climate-resilient wastewater infrastructure.

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