A Saudi government institution responsible for seawater desalination has revealed its road map to achieving environmental sustainability at a major international industry conference, Arab News states. Officials from the Saline Water Conversion Corp. shared their Saudi Green Initiative action plans – aimed at improving the environment, combating climate change, and reaching carbon neutrality – at […]
Protecting the environment and limiting the effects of climate change are prioritized by the UAE and its leadership, WAM states. Since the formation of the UAE, it has been keen to adopt leading initiatives and projects benefitting future generations and contributing to sustainable development. The establishment of the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) in […]
The Middle East is not the same region the US defined it as several decades ago. This is the main idea of Sarah Elzeini article. She’s a founder and CEO of SMZ International Group, a boutique strategic advisory and activities firm. Her clientele includes law firms, nonprofits, the private sector and sovereign states. *** In […]
Hundreds of arrests have been made in a global operation by Interpol and customs authorities against traffickers in wildlife. Operation Thunder recovers more than 1,000 animals in operation spanning 118 countries, The National News reports. Criminal networks have been severely disrupted by the month-long Operation Thunder 2021 spread across 118 countries, with thousands of vehicles […]
The British band Massive Attack, together with scientists from the Tyndall Center for Climate Change Research in Manchester, presented a plan to reduce carbon emissions at music concerts. Main recommendations refusal of flights; service of concerts by electric cars; rejection of diesel generators at […]
In Italy, work has been completed on the TECLA project – a house made of raw soil, printed on 3D printers, according to Designboom. The house consists of two domes, which are interconnected, and has a transparent ceiling. The house has a living room, bedroom and toilet. Nearby is a garden and a lake that […]
Experts estimate that by the end of 2021 year, people will send 57.4 million tons of electronics to landfills. This number of gadgets outweighs the heaviest artificial object – the Great Wall of China, BBC reports. The global amount of electro-clutter increases by 3-4% or 2 million tons per year. This was reported by experts […]
Congress must help usher in a new energy age – a clean energy age with the same level of support that fossil fuels companies have received for over a century, said Aileen Getty and Rebecca Rockefeller Lambert. Aileen Getty is the founder of the Aileen Getty Foundation and the co-founder of the Climate Emergency Fund […]
The UAE, with its abundant solar power, has the potential to become an exporter of renewable hydrogen to Europe in the future, a top European Union (EU) official told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “What is important for us, in addition to scaling up renewable hydrogen in the EU, is to create a global hydrogen market […]
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced on its site that it has launched the EV Green Charger User Dashboard to help customers better manage their EV Green Charger services. The dashboard enables customers to easily track their charging and consumption data through DEWA’s website or smart app. The dashboard provides customers with […]
