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1/22/25, 4:38 PM Nex gen FDI to accel er ate the UAE’S cli mate tech eco sys em
Nex t gen FDI to accel er ate the UAE’S cli mate tech eco sys tem

The UAE’S com mit ment to innov a tion cre ates an unmatched eco sys tem for
advan cing cli mate tech

Gulf Today · 18 Jan 2025

The UAE Min istry of Eco nomy’s Nex t gen FDI ini ti at ive has partnered with Cli mate First, a

lead ing European private equity rm spe cial ising in cli mate innov a tion invest ments, to
advance the UAE’S cli mate-tech eco sys tem.

The part ner ship, which will see Cli mate First bring its por fo lio com pan ies to the UAE for net -
work ing, part ner ship and expan sion oppor tun it ies, was cemen ted with the inaug ural Cli mate
First UAE Road show, in part ner ship with the UAE Min istry of Eco nomy, dur ing Abu Dhabi
Sus tain ab il ity Week (ADSW) 2025.

The Road show brought ve pion eer ing cli mate tech com pan ies – Cli me works, Energy Dome,
Zeroaviva, Cylib, and Glass point – to Abu Dhabi Sus tain ab il ity Week to explore oppor tun it ies
for estab lish ing stra tegic, high-impact part ner ships with major UAE stake hold ers driv ing

mean ing ful decar bon isa tion in the Emir ates. From dir ect air cap ture and batery recyc ling to
hydro gen-elec tric avi ation and solar stream gen er at ors for indus trial pro cesses, the ve
com pan ies are devel op ing some of the most innov at ive and advanced solu tions across key
indus tries.
Dur ing ADSW, Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zey oudi, UAE Min is ter of State for For eign Trade, wel -

comed the Cli mate First road show emphas iz ing the import ance of cli mate tech in driv ing
sus tain able devel op ment. He stated, “This part ner ship re ects the UAE’S unwaver ing com -

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