Climate change remains one of the defining challenges of our time, with the UN warning that global temperatures are likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within the next decade unless urgent action is accelerated. Progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on bold innovation, strong collaboration, and shared commitment across science, policy, industry and society.
International Day for Biological Diversity 2026, celebrated under the theme “Acting locally for global impact”, highlights how local actions and community-led efforts can drive meaningful global progress in protecting biodiversity. To mark the occasion, Elsevier has curated a special collection of journal articles and book chapters exploring biodiversity, ecosystems, sustainability, and environmental resilience, including research on topics such as the diversity of soil microorganisms and their impact on soil functions.
This report analyzes the development of sustainable finance in the UAE, focusing on market growth, regulatory frameworks, greenwashing risks, Islamic finance integration, and the role of renewable energy in driving investment opportunities.
This report reviews the main developments shaping the solar sector across the Middle East and North Africa, combining market trends, investment patterns, technology developments, energy storage progress, and country-by-country solar updates. It presents a region moving beyond early utility-scale growth toward broader adoption across rooftops, commercial and industrial systems, storage, hydrogen, desalination, and more integrated energy planning.
This report examines the role of urban green spaces in improving happiness, health, sustainability, and quality of life in Arab cities. It combines global examples, UAE policy developments, survey findings from residents, and Masdar City case studies to show that public spaces are not decorative extras but essential components of future urban development.
This report examines how digitalisation is reshaping the energy sector through smarter infrastructure, more efficient operations, sustainable mobility, and targeted clean energy investment. It highlights the role of government policy, energy company leadership, Industry 4.0 technologies, and collaborative financing models in accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable energy future.
This report examines how the 2020 US presidential election could affect domestic energy regulation, climate policy, foreign affairs, and trade. It contrasts a second Trump administration with a Democratic administration, showing how each path would create sharply different outcomes for fossil fuel development, emissions regulation, international alliances, trade agreements, and global energy markets.
