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Inside the UAE’s vision for a state-backed climate fund
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9 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2023
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Description
The United Arab Emirates is considering creating one of the largest ever
state-sponsored financial funds to spur clean energy projects, and the
wealthy oil nation plans to unveil the fund at this year’s U.N. Climate
Change Conference in Dubai. It’s a notable effort since the UAE is
drawing backlash for its role as host of the global climate talks while
also being one of the world's largest contributors of greenhouse gases.
POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down the details of the fund, why it might
relieve political pressure for the UAE, and the concerns from less
wealthy nations. Plus, the Biden administration is scrapping its plans
to reconsider a Trump-era decision not to strengthen the national
standard for ground-level ozone.
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Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
state-sponsored financial funds to spur clean energy projects, and the
wealthy oil nation plans to unveil the fund at this year’s U.N. Climate
Change Conference in Dubai. It’s a notable effort since the UAE is
drawing backlash for its role as host of the global climate talks while
also being one of the world's largest contributors of greenhouse gases.
POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down the details of the fund, why it might
relieve political pressure for the UAE, and the concerns from less
wealthy nations. Plus, the Biden administration is scrapping its plans
to reconsider a Trump-era decision not to strengthen the national
standard for ground-level ozone.
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch,
our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy
newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
Released:
Aug 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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