The Scramble for Africa looks different this time
<p>Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, a leading member of the royal family of Dubai, is on a mission to help major companies and national governments reduce their carbon footprint.</p>
<p>If you thought this meant halting new fossil fuel projects in the UAE and investing in global green energy projects, bless your sweet soul. Instead, the Sheikh has begun securing multiple forest management deals across Africa for his carbon credit business, <a href="https://www.thebluecarboninitiative.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Carbon</a>.</p>
<p>The Dubai-based company was launched last year and — like other similar initiatives — allows major businesses and governments to purchase ‘carbon credits’ to help them ‘offset’ their annual emissions in order to get closer to reaching their sustainability targets.</p>
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