Until recently, the concept of blue carbon attracted little attention outside academic and think-tank circles. We may be at a turning point, thanks to the actions of some forward-thinking businesses.
February 1, 2021
Forests of giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, commonly grow in the cold waters along the coast of California. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. You can download the entire report here.
Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors.
KAUST Teams Up With Makkah Cultural Forum, Ministry Of Hajj And Umrah, And Doyof Al Rahman Program For Inaugural KAUST Challenge The KAUST Challenge is aimed at improving the Hajj and Umrah experience of pilgrims across the world, as well as paving the path to making Makkah a smart city.
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is partnering up partners Makkah Cultural Forum, Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and Doyof Al Rahman Program (DARP) for the KAUST Challenge: Ideas And Solutions for Hajj and Umrah 2020. Aligned with Saudi Arabia’s priorities and Vision 2030, the KAUST Challenge is aimed at improving the Hajj and Umrah experience of pilgrims across the world, as well as paving the path to making Makkah a smart city.
Saudis, Germans discover ways to measure biomarkers using innovative techniques January 30, 2021
A number of researchers in the field of laser physics, at the Attosecond Sciences Laboratory of the College of Science, in King Saud University, have designed a joint research project named: (Lasers4Life - L4L).
A number of researchers in the field of laser physics, at the Attosecond Sciences Laboratory of the College of Science, in King Saud University, have designed a joint research project named: (Lasers4Life - L4L).
RIYADH A number of researchers in the field of laser physics, at the Attosecond Sciences Laboratory of the College of Science, in King Saud University, have designed a joint research project named: (Lasers4Life - L4L).
Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan is the newly appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Electricity Company, a position he has held in an acting capacity since 2018.
A long-time academic, he began his career as an assistant professor at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in 1990, rising through the university’s academic ranks before becoming rector in 2003. Notably, he is the first rector to have graduated from the institution to hold this position. He also has served as deputy minister for educational affairs.
He served as dean of the College of Computer Sciences and Engineering from September 1996 until August 1998 and chairman of the Department of Systems Engineering from June 1993 until August 1996 at KFUPM.