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World Future Energy Summit Opens with Collective Call for Collaboration on ‘Pathway to 1.5°C’

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World-Future

• Her Highness Sheikh Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, president and CEO of the UAE’s Independent Climate Change Accelerators, warns “action cannot take place if we work in silos”• IRENA’s latest capacity data shows the world is falling short of 1,100GW annual renewable power requirement, despite 2023 marking the largest surge of renewable power generation to date Abu Dhabi, April 16, 2024: With tempestuous Gulf rains acting as a timely reminder of the need for urgent climate action, the 16th edition of the World Future Energy Summit, hosted…

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World Future Energy Summit 2024 Opens Today in Abu Dhabi, Focused on Advancing COP28’s Change Agenda

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The World Future Energy Summit 2024 is set to open today in Abu Dhabi, marking a significant gathering of the global energy industry. Hosted by Masdar at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), this event is poised to play a pivotal role in advancing the change agenda outlined at COP28 in Dubai last November. The summit boasts an impressive lineup of over 350 international experts, policymakers, academics, and industry leaders, all geared towards navigating COP28’s frameworks. With a focus on sustainability and renewable energy goals, the event will feature…

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PM Advocates for Renewable Energy, Commends Punjab’s Anti-Theft Measures

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Renewable-Energy

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated his push for renewable energy generation, commending the Punjab government’s efforts to combat power theft. In a recent high-level meeting focused on the power sector, he emphasized the need to transition towards renewable energy sources, highlighting the challenges posed by oil tanker companies and the potential benefits of renewable energy in reducing oil imports for power generation. During the meeting, PM Shehbaz referred to crude oil tanker companies as a “mafia” that exploits the country’s resources, emphasizing the importance of electric transport infrastructure…

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New players eye Pakistan’s growing hybrid, electric vehicles market

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electric-vehicles

ISLAMABAD: As the auto market continues to grow in Pakistan, new players are setting their sights on introducing hybrid as well as electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, and one of the largest automakers has announced its entry into Pakistan. The BYD Group of China has recently announced its entry into the passenger vehicle market in Pakistan in collaboration with Mega Conglomerate Pvt Ltd, the parent company of Hub Power and Haleeb Foods. During a signing ceremony recently held in China, Aly Khan, executive director of Mega, highlighted plans to…

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Sindh preparing policy to produce gas from Thar coal

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KARACHI, April 15 (INP) — The Sindh energy department will prepare a draft policy for production of liquid gas from coal, said Asif Mangi, Deputy Director Sindh Coal Authority (SCA), in an interview with WealthPK. This decision was made in a high-level meeting of Sindh Coal Authority chaired by Sindh Energy and Planning Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah recently. SCA consultant Dr Farid A Malik told WealthPK that Thar coal was declared a subject for gasification in the international laboratory of South Africa. He said the meeting was also informed that gas…

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