Author: EcoLife

    Abu Dhabi’s G42 teams up with Nvidia to offer AI-led climate solutions
    21 Sep 2024

    UAE artificial intelligence company G42 has partnered with global chip maker Nvidia to develop AI solutions aimed at enhancing the accuracy of weather forecasting globally. The collaboration will drive advanced climate solutions through Nvidia’s Earth-2 platform that can make climate and weather predictions with interactive, AI-augmented, high-resolution simulation, G42 said in a statement on Friday. The companies will also be […]

    IRENA, Azerbaijan COP29 Presidency to hold energy transition investment forum in Baku
    20 Sep 2024

    ABU DHABI, 19th September, 2024 (WAM) — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), COP29 Presidency and Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan announced today that the first Energy Transition Investment Forum for Central Asia will be hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 15th and16th November 2024. The event is strategically aligned with the COP29 priorities and action […]

    Iraq unveils ambitious national strategy to protect the environment and address climate change
    19 Sep 2024

    Iraq launched an ambitious strategy on Wednesday to protect and improve its environment over the next six years, in the war-scarred nation’s latest bid to confront escalating environmental challenges. The National Strategy for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment outlines steps to safeguard the country’s fragile environment and address the impact of climate change, pollution […]

    UAE’s ‘inspiring’ Cop 28 summit helps UK government pivot on climate change
    18 Sep 2024

    The UAE’s climate summit had “inspired” the new British government, the UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, as he announced a major change of tack on climate change. Taking a very different approach to the previous government, Mr Lammy has put the climate emergency at the top of his agenda. He said the Tories had run a “fossil fuel government in […]

    Breakthrough study unveils key steps for turning CO2 into valuable chemicals
    17 Sep 2024

    A groundbreaking study by the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has been published in the journal Nature Energy. The research takes advantage of advanced spectroscopic methods and theory to shed light on the intricate processes involved in converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemicals like […]

    Urban heating and cooling to play substantial role in future energy demand under climate change
    16 Sep 2024

    Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, researchers report. This disparity could profoundly affect critical sustainable energy planning for the future. Existing studies predominantly concentrate on chemical feedback loops, which are large-scale processes involving complex […]

    UAE plans to establish green aviation centre to reduce carbon emissions
    15 Sep 2024

    The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority and Hong Kong-based green air mobility tech company Volar Air Mobility have signed an interim agreement to develop the Emirates’ first green aviation technology centre as the country pushes ahead with plans to boost environmental sustainability. The centre aims to promote clean energy, support research and development in sustainable aviation technologies, and foster […]

    Cop29 talks on key finance goal remain deadlocked as summit approaches
    14 Sep 2024

    Crucial talks on climate finance still “risk falling short”, the Cop29 presidency has said. Cop29 president-designate Mukhtar Babayev said some progress has been made but countries need to put aside rigid negotiating positions and compromise. Finance is expected to dominate Cop29 in Azerbaijan from November 11 to 22, with countries still deadlocked on how to deliver more funds to […]

    Impact of climate change on agriculture suggests even greater challenges to the environment, global food supply and public health
    13 Sep 2024

    A sweeping global research review of the links between climate and agriculture reveals the likelihood of an emergent feedback loop whereby, as climate change puts more pressure on the global food supply, agriculture will, by necessity, adopt practices that may exacerbate its environmental impact. This research, published in Science, includes an extensive evaluation of experts, including […]

    Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared

    Earth will only remain able to provide even a basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared, according to an international research team including scientists from The Australian National University (ANU). The report, published in The Lancet […]