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Edelman has picked up an additional $500K worth of work to provide COP28 press office support for Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company-Masdar.
Masdar bills itself as the United Arab Emirates’ global clean energy powerhouse across renewables and green hydrogen.
It operates in more than 40 countries and has invested about $30B in solar, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy and geothermal projects.
Edelman’s 25-day agreement calls for a dozen staffers stationed at the Dubai COP28 site and an additional 13 employees across the firm’s network working on a “follow the sun” basis. The climate conference began Nov. 30 and runs through Dec. 12.
Sultan Al Jaber, who chairs Masdar and leads Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, presides over COP28.
Edelman handled Al Jaber’s Dec. 2 unveiling of the global decarbonization accelerator initiative designed to speed up the energy transition and cut global emissions.
In the three-month period leading up to COP28, Masdar worked with Teneo on communications counsel and strategy development. That so-called global CEO advisory hauled in $1.6M for prepping Masdar for COP28.
Geoff Morrell, president of Teneo’s global strategy & communications practice spearheaded that work.
He was executive VP-communications & advocacy for British Petroleum in London and Washington. Morrell led BP’s effort to rebound from its Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Yorktown Solutions has signed on to provide public affairs counsel to the Kyiv City Organization of Employers of the Oil & Gas Industry, which is the largest association representing Ukraine’s energy sector.
Spectrum Group has a $100K per month pact with Istanbul’s DESAN Shipyard to explore business opportunities with the US Navy, merchant marine fleet and American shipbuilding facilities.
Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy has hired Mercury Public Affairs for government relations advice and services, including outreach to government officials and potentially US media outlets.
Mercury has signed Institut Macaya, a Haitian think tank organized by business leaders to end the cycle of crises that have long ravaged the Caribbean country.
Connector Inc. has signed on as primary government affairs counsel to Iraqi politico Hussein AlAnkoshei.
