{"id":988,"date":"2022-06-28T05:04:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T05:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/?p=988"},"modified":"2022-11-15T20:16:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T20:16:34","slug":"climate-change-decarbonization-and-energy-transition-were-the-key-focus-points-of-the-arab-green-summit-tags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/2022\/06\/28\/climate-change-decarbonization-and-energy-transition-were-the-key-focus-points-of-the-arab-green-summit-tags\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change, Decarbonization And Energy Transition Were The Key Focus Points Of The Arab Green Summit (TAGS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Organized by Market Solutions Events Management and powered by Mashreq,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thearabgreensummit.com\/\"><strong>The Arab Green Summit<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;(TAGS)<\/strong>&nbsp;which was held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment took place on&nbsp;<strong>21-22 June 2022<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>M\u00f6venpick Grand Al Bustan<\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>Dubai, UAE.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event garnered a great turn-out of government officials, key decision-makers, policymakers, sustainability professionals and climate change enthusiasts from various sectors across the GCC region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event saw participation from government entities and private organizations such as<strong>&nbsp;United Nations, Ministry of Energy &amp; Infrastructure (MOEI), Ministry of Economy, Mashreq, Masdar, Mastercard, ENGIE, CRIF Gulf, Al Safwa Cement Company, SunMoney Solar Group, Kuwait Water Association, TRANSCO&nbsp;<\/strong>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Joel Van Dusen, Group Head of Corporate Banking &amp; Investment,&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Mashreq<\/strong><em>&nbsp;said: \u201cMashreq is fully committed to adopting sustainable financial practices across its operations and we endeavour to become one of the key ambassadors for the global green drive in the region.&nbsp; In line with this vision, we were pleased to have been part of the Arab Green Summit this year which discussed important issues surrounding the topics of decarbonization, energy transition, sustainability, clean energy, and innovation across all key sectors for the MENA region.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This summit hosted dignitaries such as&nbsp;<strong>H.E Eng Yousif Ahmed Al Ali&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Dr. Dena Assaf from United Nations, Joel Van Dusen&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;Mashreq Bank, Ms. Shaima AlAydarous&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;Ministry of Economy, Stephen Christian Severance JR&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;Masdar, Andrea Prazakova<\/strong>&nbsp;from<strong>&nbsp;Mastercard, Daxita Rajcoomar, Latifa Lahsine,&nbsp; Yvon Mompeyssin&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;ENGIE, Fatima Ahmed Al Kadhim<\/strong>&nbsp;from<strong>&nbsp;Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority, Mariam AlQubaisi<\/strong>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<strong>Etihad Aviation Group, Zoltan Rendes&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;SunMoney Solar Group, Salwa Al Maflahi&nbsp;<\/strong>from<strong>&nbsp;Aldar Properties,&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>many more<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andrea Prazakova, Senior Vice President, Mastercard Foundry &amp; ESG, Mastercard, EEMEA said:<\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u201cTo enact meaningful change, the Public and Private Sectors need to come together to commit the technology, capabilities, expertise, and resources required for a greener future. At Mastercard, we know that people, planet, and prosperity are intricately linked as we actively pursue our ESG goals. Our solutions including our Carbon Calculator, Donation Platform and Sustainable cards are all built with a customer-first approach in pursuit of a sustainable world. We are delighted to join hands with the leaders and representatives at the Arab Green Summit as we work towards a better future for all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Frederic Claux, Managing Director Thermal &amp; Supply AMEA at ENGIE, said:<\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u201cWe were delighted to be a part of the Arab Green Summit. Events like this are a vital platform for key industry players to gather in one place and discuss and present solutions to help nations achieve net-zero commitments. As a regional leader in the transition to a low carbon-neutral economy, this was a great opportunity to interact with regional stakeholders and advance our common purpose- to achieve a better future for all.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to that, the summit hosted the&nbsp;<strong>Decarbonization and Climate Action Awards (DACA Awards)<\/strong>&nbsp;where&nbsp;<strong>Ministry of Energy &amp; Infrastructure (MOEI)<\/strong>&nbsp;won two awards Decarbonization Champion in Power Sector and Sustainability Leader in Transportation.&nbsp;<strong>Mashreq bank<\/strong>&nbsp;won the Torch bearer of Sustainable &amp; Climate Friendly Investment and Leader in Environmental, Social &amp; Governance (ESG) awards. The Sustainability &amp; Innovation Pioneer in Water award went to&nbsp;<strong>Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC)&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;ENGIE<\/strong>, with&nbsp;<strong>Mastercard<\/strong>&nbsp;winning the Advocate in Climate Action Innovation &amp; Impact award. Along with that, there were winners from organizations such as&nbsp;<strong>Etihad Airways, SunMoney Solar Group, CRIF GULF&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Higher Colleges of Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Safwa Cement Company is grateful to participate in The Arab Green Summit where we had an excellent engagement with all the environmental enthusiasts hearing their passions, stories &amp; experiences towards sustainability &amp; climate change. We were pleased to present our cement initiatives impact on carbon circular economy &amp; how to be an effective player towards Net-zero carbon. In addition, the event worked as an excellent platform for future collaborations between regulators, consultants &amp; the private sector says Motaz Gattan, Chief Commercial &amp; Innovation Officer at Al-Safwa Cement Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Zoltan Rendes, Partner, and Chief Marketing Officer at&nbsp;<\/em><strong>SunMoney Solar<\/strong><em>&nbsp;said, \u201cWe were thrilled to be a part of TAGS 2022. We truly believe that sustainability is about more than just using clean energy sources; it&#8217;s also about altering our habits and lifestyles to ensure we don\u2019t continue to harm the environment.&nbsp; The Arab Green Summit was a good platform to deliver our message and highlight our objectives in the region.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organized by Market Solutions Events Management and powered by Mashreq,&nbsp;The Arab Green Summit&nbsp;(TAGS)&nbsp;which was held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment took place on&nbsp;21-22 June 2022&nbsp;at&nbsp;M\u00f6venpick Grand Al Bustan&nbsp;in&nbsp;Dubai, UAE.&nbsp; The event garnered a great turn-out of government officials, key decision-makers, policymakers, sustainability professionals and climate change enthusiasts from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=988"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1463,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/988\/revisions\/1463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mittecomm.com\/sunmoney\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}