North Africa: Competition Hots Up for Climate Leadership in MENA

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The race is on as the major Middle East powers up their climate ambition after many years of slow progress. Healthy competition could help drive genuine action.

Leaders of four Middle East and North African (MENA) powers took part in the US Leaders Summit on Climate - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, and Israel - representing 40 per cent of the region's greenhouse gas emissions and just under 3.5 per cent of global emissions, as well as being the most influential states in the region along with Iran which was not invited.

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