Author: EcoLife

    Beyond Extinction Rebellion: the protest groups fighting on the climate frontline

    With the survival of our species at stake, meet six activist groups who refuse to go quietly. We’re thankful to The Guardian for the brilliant review. Cover photo by Oleg Andros.   Ocean Rebellion: ‘It feels like David and Goliath’ Ocean Rebellion, a group that fights to protect the high seas, emerged from the broader […]

    Climate-led famine and drought hit Madagascar: people eat cactuses
    02 Nov 2021

    Prolonged heat has ruined agriculture and dried up rivers in Madagascar. The starving population feeds on cacti and livestock feed, The Independent states. Such a drought on the island happened for the first time in the last 40 years. In the south of Madagascar, some people died of hunger. The UN named them the first […]

    “Enough of brutalizing biodiversity”: World leaders take center stage at CO26 climate talks
    02 Nov 2021

    Media indicate that the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-26) is the most prominent summit of its kind since the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, which resulted in the Paris Climate Agreement. What happened at Cop26 On November 1 – day one at a glance Let’s take […]

    Adnoc and Ewec enter clean energy partnership
    02 Nov 2021

    The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Ewec (Emirates Water and Electricity Company) have launched a landmark clean energy partnership, the largest of its kind in the oil and gas industry, which will see up to 100% of Adnoc’s grid power supplied by Ewec’s nuclear and solar clean energy sources, GDN online reports. The […]

    ABB to display the world’s fastest electric car charger at Expo 2020
    02 Nov 2021

    As part of its mission to power e-mobility, ABB will be showcasing its all-in-one Electric Vehicle (EV) charger at Expo 2020 Dubai, which can deliver up to 100 km of range in less than three minutes, GDN online reports. Coinciding with the company’s ABB Day celebrations on December 13, the Terra 360 will make its […]

    UAE Ambassador met with Turkmen Minister of Environment and Agriculture

    Ahmed Al Hai Al Hamli, UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan, has met with Allanur Altyev, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Turkmenistan. At the meeting, they discussed several issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, held at the ministry’s headquarters, Al Hamli delivered a message from Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and […]

    Drought, dams, and dry rivers: Iraqi farmers are giving up hope

    Iraqi farmers face drought, a significant drop in annual rainfall, and growing salinity in the once water-rich country. Let’s check Middle East Eye story about it, written in 2018. *** The blazing sun beats down on Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim as he points to what is left of his date palms and the damage caused by […]

    Extreme heat takes toll on Egypt’s archaeological heritage
    01 Nov 2021

    Extreme heat, in addition to rising sea levels, is having an impact on antiquities and cities overlooking the Mediterranean in Egypt. Egyptian archaeologists are sounding the alarm over the threat climate change and pollution are posing to the country’s unique ancient heritage, with an increasing number of wildfires and rising sea levels presenting a risk […]

    SABB, Green Horizons back Saudi Green Initiative

    Saudi British Bank (SABB) has partnered with the Green Horizons Environmental Association to achieve the objectives of the Saudi Green Initiative, focused on protecting the environment, and developing and promoting environmental awareness. Tony CRIPPS, Managing Director of SABB, and Dr. Maha Al-Dubaihi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green Horizons Environmental Association, signed […]

    G20 pledge to take climate action criticized for ‘lacking ambition’
    01 Nov 2021

    Alok Sharma, the president of the Cop26 climate summit, has called on global leaders to “banish ghosts of the past” and step up with new pledges to lower emissions as the world is running out of time to keep warming below 1.5° C. As leaders prepared to fly in for the conference in Glasgow, Sharma […]