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A solar energy farm in Manila. CIP's Growth Markets Fund II is focused on 15 markets, including the Philippines. AFP

Alterra invests in key renewables fund to boost global use

Partnership to focus on markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and Mena

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A whale shark found dead in Salido, West Sumatra. All commercial international trade in whale sharks has been banned. AFP

Shark fishing ban to bring endangered species back from brink

UN conference announces regulations on trade of 70 species of sharks and rays

Cop30 ends with nations asked to limit carbon emissions

A truck carrying timber across an Amazonian field. The Amazon may be a long way from the Gulf, but its climate influence stretches far through space and time. Reuters

Business InsightsDeforestation is the climate deal-breaker the world can't afford to ignore

UAE-led weather warning project to reach 100 million farmers by 2030

Abdulla Al Balalaa, Assistant Minister for Energy and Sustainable Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during an interview with The National at the Cop30 climate summit in Belem. Nilanjana Gupta for The National

Cop30'The numbers are shocking': UAE calls for water security to be prioritised

'Climate doesn’t have borders': Palestine and Ukraine at Cop30

Indigenous voices call for action as Cop30 gets under way

Anticipation and hope in Belem as Cop30 is set to open in Brazil

Gates Foundation announces $1.4bn commitment to help farmers battling climate change

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Brazil's Lula urges Brics to lead on climate and health ahead of Cop30

Cop30 chief: Time to implement, not promise

World watches as national climate goals loom over Cop30

An abandoned boat lies in a dried-up reservoir on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

Business InsightsCharting a water-secure future for Middle East

Continental drying threatens water availability and carries serious long-term economic and human consequences

Hundreds killed across Asia as torrential rain triggers landslides and flooding

Business InsightsDeforestation is the climate deal-breaker the world can't afford to ignore

UAE-led weather warning project to reach 100 million farmers by 2030

Rare wildcat spotted in Fujairah, raising hopes for its long-term survival

Daily battle against rising sea on disappearing Philippines island

How Sharjah coral reefs are turning tide in recovery from bleach damage

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US President Donald Trump during his speech at the UN General Assembly. AFP

Trump attacks green energy policies and calls climate change a 'con job'

At the UN General Assembly, the US President defends production of oil, coal and gas

UAE university gets US patent for carbon-cutting battery to power up green goals

Will Iran's clean energy plans be collateral damage of attacks on nuclear sites?

Business InsightsIs Saudi Arabia closer to fully depending on renewables for power?

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