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Light pollution: the argument for switching off lights at night

The light pollution produced by street lamps, advertising boards, floodlights, and our homes is so harmful that 80% of the world’s population lives in the haze of a perpetual glow in the hours of darkness, BBC states. It started like any other day for Stephen Maciejewski. He woke up at 04:30, and by 05:30 he […]

Solar aggression. How heat kills people and the world economy
27 Jul 2021

How much will global warming cost the world? Droughts, forest fires, drying of rivers are the effects of heat, which are increasingly observed on an increasingly threatening scale worldwide. However, abnormally high temperatures affect not only nature but also humanity and the economy. Let’s check the Chas News story about how many lives the heat […]

How to recycle old batteries from the electric car, and why is this a problem?

The battery of electric cars is more extensive and heavier; it consists of several hundred separate lithium-ion cells, each of which must be disassembled separately. Recycling and disposal of electric car batteries could become a significant problem in 10-15 years, says Paul Anderson of the University of Birmingham, BBC reports. By 2030, the EU plans […]

Saudi Arabia issues the request for qualifications for Rabigh 4 independent water project

The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued the request for qualifications (RFQ) for the planned Rabigh 4 independent water project (IWP) to the companies which submitted expressions of interest (EOI) for the 600,000 cubic meters a day (Cm/d) project, Energy-utilities reports.  The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued the request for qualifications (RFQ) […]

Ecological revolution. The energy industry is on the verge of a new era – Financial Times
27 Jul 2021

Looking back over the past decade, we can conclude that the pace of progress in the fight against climate change has been too slow. Carbon emissions continued to rise, and although they decreased in 2020 due to coronavirus lockdowns, in 2021, carbon emissions will return to their “consistently high levels,” Financial Times reports. According to […]

Fish and seafood vs. environmental protection

The Environment Authority (EA), with the support of the Omani Indian Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO), is implementing a project to develop a turtle sanctuary in Ras al Jinz at Ras al Hadd in South al Sharqiyah Governorate. The implementation of the project that started on July 25 is expected to be completed with 150 days by […]

Downcycling and upcycling: how to build a sustainable wardrobe

Let’s get acquainted with Forbes Life’s vision of building a complete, contemporary wardrobe of eco-friendly things to take care of nature. Environmental problems and overproduction dictate the trend towards conscious consumption, often called sustainable or slow, in all spheres of human life. Fashion is no exception: the era of weekly updates is becoming a thing […]

Kuwait extends deadline for water projects consultancy bids

Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity & Water has extended the bid submission date for firms to submit proposals for a consultancy role on future water projects in Kuwait, Energy-utilities reports. Consultants had until 22 June to submit proposals for the role, with the deadline extended from the previous 8 June date. The ministry seeks to appoint […]

Club of Rome 1972 end-of-the-world predictions were right

Yep, it’s bleak, says an expert who tested 1970s end-of-the-world prediction. A controversial MIT study from 1972 forecast the collapse of civilization – and Gaya Herrington delivered the bad news through The Guardian. Why she has such an unusual name? At a UN sustainability meeting several years ago, an economic policy officer came up to […]

G20 fails to agree on climate goals in communiqué
26 Jul 2021

Energy and environment ministers from the Group of 20 wealthy nations have failed to agree on the wording of crucial climate change commitments in their final communique, Italy’s Ecological Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani said on July 23, Reuters reports. The G20 ministers failed to reach an agreement in Naples on a common goal – to […]