Climate

Marrakech is holding the 3rd edition of “World Power-to-X Summit” on Sept. 19 and 20, gathering policymakers, industry leaders, research experts, and global innovators in the field of green hydrogen. Entitled “The Hydrogen Crossroad,” the conference addresses carbon-free hydrogen and clean molecules and features around 180 worldwide specialists…

Average global temperatures during the three months of summer (June, July, August) were the highest ever measured in the last 120,000 years, Deputy Director of Copernicus Climate Change Service (ECMWF) Samantha Burgess told AFP on Wednesday, averaging 16.77°C. UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres also said in a news release following the…

Italian media Energia Oltre highlighted Morocco’s successful energy transition and renewables development, especially in the Sahara region, reflecting genuine international interest in the Moroccan market's growing potential. Morocco would export clean energy to partner countries and receive foreign investment in a variety of industries, including…

Morocco’s Meteorology Department (DGM) forecast an intense heatwave in several regions of the Kingdom, on Monday and Tuesday, with soaring temperatures hitting 38 and even 49 degrees. A red alert was issued for the provinces of Fkih Ben Salah, Beni Mellal, Khouribga, Khenifra, Settat, Kalaat Sraghna, Ouazzane, and Taounate, Moulay Yaacoub, Sidi…

Oceans worldwide are overheating and hitting temperature records, potentially endangering the planet's sea life and coastal towns, reported Al Jazeera on Friday, based on data by the EU Climate Observatory. Oceans’ surface temperature reached 20.96 degrees Celsius on Friday, said the observatory. According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change…

Head of Morocco’s Water and Energy Solutions corporation Mohammed Amine Cherkaoui and Director General of Russian Rusatom Smart Utilities, an arm of State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, Kseniya Sukhotina signed an agreement to work jointly on desalination, water conditioning, and water purification projects. The deal was concluded during the…

As temperatures in certain areas of the world are at record high this July, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community on Thursday to move past its inertia and address climate change and its many ramifications. "The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived." According to fresh…

In advance of the Dubai COP28 climate talks later this year, one would need to be a veritable hermit not to have noticed the rage that “Generation Z” has expressed at Big Oil shareholder meetings regarding their recalcitrance in refusing to honor previous promises to allocate resources to research and development for sustainable energy acquisition.…

The French Development Agency (AFD) has approved an 80 mln euro loan for the benefit of Morocco, combined with a technical grant of 2 million euros, to assist the government's green budget transition, wrote the Agency in a press release. This program aims to contribute to the proper alignment of public finance instruments with the challenges of…

Masen, Morocco's renewable energy agency, announced on Monday the pre-qualification of six consortiums to build 400MW solar project “Noor Midelt II” in Morocco, said a press release by the company. The project aims to bolster the country's renewable energy industry and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. Leading the consortiums are renowned…