CARE MENA 2025 Drives Middle East Climate Action & Green Investment

CARE MENA 2025: Driving Climate Action, Renewable Energy & Sustainability Investments stands as the MENA region’s leading platform for sustainability investment and state-of-the-art climate solutions. The GCC’s multi-billion dollar commitment to reliable renewable infrastructure makes this inaugural forum a chance to connect capital with climate ambition.

The event’s success shows clearly in its numbers, attracting more than 1,000 participants and 60 speakers from over 30 countries. The dubai care initiative marks a pivotal moment in UAE’s climate policy by uniting the region’s key sustainability leaders from the UAE, KSA, Lebanon, Kuwait, and beyond. The forum brings together global policymakers, investors, and innovators to speed up the Middle East’s clean energy transition. High-level discussions cover ESG leadership, state-of-the-art climate solutions, sustainable finance, and industry best practices. More than 1,000 delegates from governments, global investors, industry leaders, and innovators joined forces with 200+ investors. These participants engaged in two dynamic days of dialog and collaborative efforts to accelerate the region’s path toward a low-carbon future.

CARE MENA 2025 unites policymakers, investors, and innovators

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CARE MENA 2025 kicked off with a bang at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. The forum drew more than 1,000 delegates from governments, industry leaders, and innovators. About 200+ investors joined them to discuss ways to speed up the region’s shift to a low-carbon future.

Trescon CEO Naveen Bharadwaj set the tone with a powerful message about regional teamwork. He stressed that MENA needs quick, coordinated action to make a real difference in fighting climate change. Experts from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, and other nations tackled important topics. They explored ESG leadership, climate innovation, sustainable finance, and industry best practices.

The forum’s well-planned program of panels, fireside chats, and executive roundtables helped create valuable partnerships. Delegates worked together in focused sessions that turned ideas into practical plans and long-term regional projects. More than 65 global and regional speakers shared their insights on key climate priorities. Topics ranged from clean energy investments and green hydrogen development to ESG frameworks.

Dr. Faisal Rashid’s session on UAE’s path to Net Zero 2050 and Dubai’s role in the transition stood out among the highlights. CARE Dialogs brought together an exclusive group of leaders, experts, regulators, policymakers, investors and changemakers. These invite-only sessions focused on finding solutions to sustainability challenges.

Innovation took center stage throughout the event. Sessions showcased solutions that boost sustainability and climate resilience across the region.

Flagship initiatives drive climate innovation and investment

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CARE MENA 2025 launched four flagship initiatives that became catalysts for climate innovation and investment in the region. The ClimateTech World Cup became the forum’s centerpiece, where five shortlisted startups presented innovative sustainability solutions to top investors. Circa Biotech ended up winning with their state-of-the-art waste management technology.

The CARE Launchpad created a specialized platform that showcased revolutionary applications, transformative research, and groundbreaking whitepapers. This initiative brought together academics, government bodies, and enterprise innovators with sustainability professionals, industry leaders, and global investors.

The CARE Innovation Program showcased student-led sustainability innovations. Students aged 16-30 from universities worldwide participated in this international pitch competition that focused on real-life climate challenges.

The CARE ESG Awards, a joint effort by Trescon and ESG MENA, rounded off the initiatives. This recognition program celebrated leaders and organizations that drove sustainability, clean energy, climate resilience, and responsible growth in the MENA region. The awards recognized excellence in fifteen categories, including the ‘Responsible Investor of the Year’ and ‘Young Sustainability Pioneer of the Year’.

These initiatives strengthened Dubai’s role as a hub for climate finance and innovation. They also created a platform that shaped the region’s sustainability agenda.

Investors explore green finance and climate tech opportunities

The CARE MENA 2025 forum provided valuable insights into the region’s growing green finance sector. The Middle East’s climate tech funding showed a decline from USAED 18.36 billion in 2023 to USAED 13.22 billion in 2024, yet the forum highlighted several chances in multiple sectors.

Middle Eastern VC funds have channeled over USAED 13.22 billion into global climate tech ventures in 2024. The region’s clean energy investment outlook remains strong with projections reaching USD 175 billion in 2024. Clean energy now represents about 15% of the total investment portfolio.

Financial experts at the forum revealed the GCC region’s potential to attract AED 3.67 trillion in global green FDI. The combined green project investments from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman reached AED 484.70 billion abroad.

Renewable energy took center stage at CARE MENA 2025, with Saudi Arabia’s ambitious target of 130 GW renewable capacity by 2030. The core team of Sovereign Investment Funds drove investments, with the top three investors accounting for 89% of total investment value. The forum showcased promising sectors including sustainable finance products, as evidenced by ESG sukuk issuances reaching AED 22.77 billion in H1 2024.

CARE MENA 2025 marks a turning point for climate action in the Middle East and North Africa region. The forum helped bridge the gap between sustainability goals and real-life solutions. Through collaboration, policymakers, investors, and industry leaders tackled key climate challenges. They created frameworks to expand renewable energy, develop green hydrogen, and reduce industrial carbon emissions.

The two-day event showed how working together across the region can speed up climate solutions. Several initiatives stood out. The ClimateTech World Cup, CARE Launchpad, Innovation Program, and ESG Awards showed the region’s dedication to sustainability innovation. These programs helped boost Dubai’s position as a hub for climate finance and environmental policy.

Climate tech funding has seen ups and downs lately. Still, the forum revealed many investment opportunities across different sectors. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Oman’s sovereign funds are leading the way with major green investments. On top of that, the GCC could tap into a massive AED 3.67 trillion opportunity in global green FDI. This shows how sustainability-focused policies can benefit the economy.

CARE MENA 2025’s influence reaches far beyond the event itself. Without doubt, it has created a platform that will shape policy and guide the region’s sustainability agenda in the years ahead. This first gathering is more than just a conference. It represents a milestone for climate action, renewable energy progress, and sustainable investment throughout the MENA region.