The UN Conference on the Human Environment 1972 in Stockholm marked the beginning of a global awareness of the interdependence between people, other living species and our planet, as well as the establishment of the UN Environment Programme. Since then, the global movement has rippled across the planet, and the UN General Assembly designated 22 April as International Earth Day through a resolution adopted in 2009.
This report outlines the major trends shaping clean energy globally and across the GCC, focusing on decentralization, decarbonization, and digitalization. It examines the growth of renewables in the region, the rise of distributed energy models, and the commercial opportunities emerging across storage, digital grids, hybrid systems, and related low-carbon technologies.
This report outlines the major trends shaping clean energy globally and across the GCC, focusing on decentralization, decarbonization, and digitalization. It examines the growth of renewables in the region, the rise of distributed energy models, and the commercial opportunities emerging across storage, digital grids, hybrid systems, and related low-carbon technologies.
This report outlines the major trends shaping clean energy globally and across the GCC, focusing on decentralization, decarbonization, and digitalization. It examines the growth of renewables in the region, the rise of distributed energy models, and the commercial opportunities emerging across storage, digital grids, hybrid systems, and related low-carbon technologies.
This report analyzes the growing water security challenges in the Middle East and outlines key opportunities across desalination, wastewater treatment, and digital water management. It highlights climate-driven risks, infrastructure gaps, and investment priorities shaping the region’s transition toward resilient and sustainable water systems.
This report examines how the evolution of the energy sector is creating economic impact at both global and GCC levels. It analyzes the shift toward lower-carbon power generation, the role of decentralisation, decarbonisation, and digitalisation, and the socio-economic effects of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and hydrogen investments on jobs, GDP, industrial development, and long-term economic diversification.
This report reviews the main developments shaping the solar sector across the Middle East and North Africa, combining market updates, technology analysis, and country-level progress. It examines renewable investment trends, PV module innovation, distributed solar, digital energy management, green hydrogen, storage, and the outlook for leading solar markets across the region.
Green and Sustainable Synthesis of Iron Oxide-Based Nanomaterials for Energy and Environmental Applications, 2026, Pages 79-109
The scientific community worldwide has been interested in nanoscience over the past few decades due to its potential applications in the energy, pharmaceutical, agricultural, electronics, medical diagnostics, and chemical industries, as well as in space exploration. These distinctive features of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) can be explored for various additional applications, including medication delivery, biosensing, reusable catalysts, antibacterial and anticancer properties, MRI agents, and medical imaging. Therefore, it is essential to fabricate IONPs with the appropriate monodispersity, structure, size, and topology for the applications. The biofabrication of IONPs with the appropriate nature and structure utilizing microbial machinery is safer, faster, and more ecologically friendly than previous approaches. Many microorganisms have previously been investigated for their ability to fabricate IONPs. As a result, manufacturing IONPs using microorganisms is a novel approach that shows great promise. This chapter offers detailed information on several methods for producing IONPs utilizing microbial cells, as well as their multifunctional applications.
