John Benny is a Business Reporter for The National News, with a focus on multinational business and energy developments in the United Arab Emirates. His work has also been featured in Gulf News. John covers a wide range of topics including clean energy projects, climate change, investment opportunities, and global energy policies.
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Many companies in the past few years have retrenched from emerging markets, a clear indication of risk, chief executive says
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By: John Benny
Projects will include ground mounted, rooftop and floating solar power plants
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By: John Benny
The Emirates is also exploring onshore wind and solar energy projects in Africa
The company plans to divest assets to raise capital for new projects, chief executive says
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By: Deena Kamel
Kristalina Georgieva says the $7 billion spent annually should be rediverted to decarbonisation efforts
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By: John Benny
Top crude exporting company Saudi Aramco, Italy's Eni and ExxonMobil are among the signatories
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By: John Benny
Group of organisations to independently track industry's progress
Environmental groups and think tanks criticise latest vow for not going 'far enough'
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By: John Benny
Strong policy signals and regulatory frameworks are required to build manufacturing capacity in new markets
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By: John Benny
Kyrgyzstan is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 44 per cent by 2030
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