The world’s largest autonomous car race will take place in Abu Dhabi on the 15th of November, as 11 teams from across the globe compete at the frontier of robotics, autonomy and AI for a US$2.25 million prize pool. A2RL Season 2 has been 18 months in the making, with the six fastest teams making it through the tough qualification process to the Grand Final. Ticket allocation for the Yas Marina Circuit event has once again reached full capacity of the main grandstand, as motorsport and technolog...

At the high-level event Bridging Action Agendas from COP16 to COP30: Strengthening Synergies Across Land, Climate, and Nature, the UNCCD COP16 Presidency and UNFCCC COP30 Presidency convened leaders from government, international organisations, science, youth, cities, Indigenous Peoples and civil society. The five Presidencies of the Rio Conventions, including the UNFCCC COP30, CBD COP16, CBD COP17, UNCCD COP16 and UNCCD COP17, issued a joint call for deeper cooperation, building on the momentu...