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IFFCO allocates AED 77 million for a more sustainable future, unveils 156 sustainability projects

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IFFCO allocates AED 77 million for a more sustainable future, unveils 156 sustainability projects

The company aims to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 17% by 2025

Dubai, UAE – 22 November 2023 –IFFCO, the leading FMCG multinational headquartered in the UAE, has allocated AED 77 million to sustainability initiatives over two years, with ten programmes comprising 156 projects in the pipeline. The company has identified six crucial areas in which it aims to make tangible efforts to boost its environmental performance – climate change, energy management, water management, forests, circular economy, and biodiversity.

To contribute to the global fight against climate change, IFFCO has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its own operations and energy consumption by 17% by 2025, in comparison to its 2021 figures. The company has analysed its corporate footprint, determining hotspots and key measures to be taken. It will announce detailed targets for 2030 at COP28 (the 28th UN Climate Change Conference), scheduled in Dubai.

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Jais Climate: MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence

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Jais Climate: MBZUAI and Core 42 launch first bilingual LLM dedicated to climate intelligence

  • The two organizations join forces to introduce Jais Climate, a technological breakthrough set to revolutionize climate intelligence.
  • Built on models Jais and Vicuna, Jais Climate will be available to the public during COP28 UAE to provide detailed knowledge on climate and sustainability-related queries.
(L-R) Professor Timothy Baldwin, MBZUAI, and Andrew Jackson, Core42

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 22, 2023: Today marks the official launch of Jais Climate, the world’s first bilingual large language model (LLM) dedicated to climate and sustainability. Developed through a partnership between Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world’s first graduate research university dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI), and Core42, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group G42, Jais Climate aims to inform, inspire, and drive awareness about climate change and sustainability.

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Art Jameel commissions sustainability pavilion at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai for COP28

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Art Jameel commissions sustainability pavilion at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai for COP28, designed by Adib Dada of architecture practice theOtherDada

  • Tarabot: Weaving a Living Forum is a pavilion designed by regenerative consultancy and architecture practice theOtherDada, showcasing innovative materials developed locally
  • Tarabotis commissioned by Art Jameel and supported by Abdul Latif Jameel Saudi Arabia
  • Telling the story of the UAE’s landscapes through material and design, Tarabotis a pioneering, sustainable and immersive structure hosting talks, presentations and community programmes during COP28 and through April 2024
  • Jameel Arts Centre serves as a home during COP and beyond for multidisciplinary members of the local and the international community working across culture and climate change
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PwC Middle East reveals 50 climate tech start-ups making an impact on the region’s road to Net Zero

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PwC Middle East reveals 50 climate tech start-ups making an impact on the region’s road to Net Zero

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H.E MARIAM ALMHEIRI CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS AT THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT

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H.E MARIAM ALMHEIRI CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS AT THE GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT TO “WALK THE TALK” ON FOOD SECURITY

  • H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment and COP28 Food Systems Lead spoke at the Global Food Summit, a global event hosted in partnership between the UAE, the UK and Somalia, about the importance of adapting and protecting food systems in the fight against climate change
  • H.E was speaking only 10 days away from the start of COP28 hosted in the UAE
  • The Summit saw the United Kingdom endorsing the Emirates Declaration on Resilient Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, and Climate Action

[Dubai, November 20, 2023] Today, Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment and COP28 Food Systems Lead, addressed the Global Food Security Summit in London, where she called on global leaders to find the will to work collectively and creatively to unleash the potential of food systems in the fight against climate change.

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