Author: EcoLife

    Opec member urges oil producers to focus more on renewable energy
    02 Sep 2021

    The finance minister of Iraq, one of the founding members of the global oil cartel Opec, has made an unprecedented call to fellow oil producers to move away from fossil fuel dependency and into renewable energy, ahead of a key Opec meeting. Ali Allawi, who is also the deputy prime minister of Iraq, has written […]

    Pandemic joins climate change, big business as biodiversity threat
    02 Sep 2021

    Let’s check Ranvir S. Nayar story, written for Arab News. He’s managing editor of Media India Group. *** There should be a lot of cheer and laughter when conservationists and scientists from across the world gather at Marseille next week to attend the IUCN World Conservation Congress, 2020, the first hybrid global environmental event since […]

    Greater unity key to tackle global challenges: Survey

    The world needs greater unity and collaboration and must share innovations and expertise if humankind is to tackle its most pressing challenges, according to an overwhelming majority of respondents in a global study by Expo 2020 Dubai. As Arab News reports, Reem Al-Hashimy, UAE minister of state for international cooperation and director general of Expo […]

    COVID-19: Kuwait allows camping after one-year hiatus. Camping season to start in mid-Nov till March
    02 Sep 2021

    Kuwaiti authorities have said that winter camping, a popular tradition in the country, will be allowed again, a year after it was suspended due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Camping in outdoor areas will be allowed as of November 15 until mid-March, according to a Kuwaiti official, Gulf News reports. “There is still time to […]

    Greener pastures for green finance in the MENA region

    Out of the 12 MENA green and sustainability-linked debts issuances, four deals from Saudi Arabia account for almost 63% of the region’s total volume, with the UAE holding the remaining 37% Let’s check the article written by Benjamin Grolimund, the Middle East and Africa regional manager, Financial Products – Bloomberg LP. *** Green finance is […]

    Higher Education Council Secretary-General from Bahrain invited to attend UNEP conference

    Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC) and Deputy Chairperson of its Board of Trustees, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij Al Khalifa, today received Regional Director and Representative of the United Nations Environment Program for West Asia (UNEP), Sami Dimassi, and Regional Coordinator, Science West Asia Office, Abdelmenam Mohamed, BNA reports. During the […]

    How city planners save urban dwellers from the heat

    Global temperatures are rising, and 2020 is the hottest year on record. Since the 19th century, the planet has warmed by more than one degree Celsius, which is especially noticeable now in large cities. In a built environment that is too often made of glass, steel, asphalt, and concrete, hazardous urban heat islands increase the […]

    Let’s get acquainted with the story by Nasta Zakharevich about terms and human attitude to wildlife. Sounds familiar to the biocentrism point of view, which we described in our author’s article previously. The French philosopher Rene Descartes became famous among the broad masses thanks to the idea “I think, therefore I am.” Today, many intellectuals […]

    Chief Administrative Officer Ahmed Darwish told CNBC Arabia that the Red Sea Development Co. will award SR1 billion ($267 million) of contracts a month as it moves to the next phase, including resorts, villas, and hotels. Until now, the company has been focused on infrastructure and related equipment, which make up most of its completed […]

    Luxury brands are getting greener – in what way?

    Stella McCartney, Louis Vuitton, and other major fashion houses use old fabrics to sew new collections. Let’s get acquainted with Vogue’s story about “greener fashion.” Fashion loves to repeat itself. There is ample evidence of this – the cyclical nature of trends, numerous references to the past and fashionable nostalgia, archival reprints, and the growing […]