Masdar launches global #IAmWiSER campaign calling onpolicymakers, industry leaders and the general public to pledge support for women as agents of sustainable change Campaign has backing of influential women leading the clean energy transition at highest levels of UAE government, multinational corporations, and the United Nations ABU DHABI, UAE, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Masdar's Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform today launched a global campaign, I Am WiSER, to raise support for women at the forefront of efforts to tackle climate change and encourage world leaders to press forward with initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable future. The campaign urges policymakers, heads of industry, and individuals to take the #IAmWiSER pledge to champion women as agents of sustainable change, in line with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) 5 and 7, which aim to "achieve gender equality and empower all wom
Africa could capture up to 10% of global green hydrogen market, helping to create up to 3.7 million jobs and adding as much as US$120bn to GDP by 2050, report released at COP27 shows Green hydrogen production on this scale wouldaccelerate deployment of renewable energy across continent and increase electrification rate Report produced by Masdar and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week with analytical support provided by McKinsey & Company ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ Africa could capture as much as 10 percent of the global green hydrogen market, helping to create up to 3.7 million jobs and adding as much as US$120 billion to the continent's gross domestic product (GDP), according to a landmark report issued jointly by Masdar and its Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) platform on the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). Africa's plentiful solar and wind resources could be leveraged to produce 30 to 60 million tonnes per annum (m