Masdar City, the sustainable urban development in the UAE, is set to play a key role in the global green recovery from COVID-19 as it continues to add sustainability-focused innovation and technology companies, WAM reports. The number of companies in the City’s free zone increased 26 percent in 2020, indicating the important role of the […]
Cairo’s fishermen, who have seen their daily catch dwindle because of heavy plastic pollution in the Nile, are now helping to clean up the river in a government-backed project that also helps to boost their income. Fishermen use their boats and river knowledge to help collect tonnes of plastic waste choking Egypt’s lifeline, the National […]
Danish developer of offshore wind farms faces competition from traditional energy companies moving into the renewables market. Orsted plans to spend 350 billion Danish kroner ($57bn) by 2027 to be the world’s leading green energy provider, the National News reports. But the Danish firm, already the biggest developer of offshore wind farms, faces increasing competition […]
Fires, droughts, hurricanes – in each country the effects of climate change are manifested differently. For example, in August, 2020, California’s Death Valley recorded the highest temperature on the planet for the entire observation period -54.4 ℃. Greece was recently hit by a cyclone (which is not typical of the Mediterranean in general), which flooded […]
Will the planet be saved by the “anti-growth” of the world economy? We’ve started this discussion from the arguments of “pro-growth” authors. But we’ve got opposite thoughts: there are plenty of opinions justifying the concept of degrowth. Let’s check the Degrowth.info editorial team article. Degrowth advocates for a general slowdown and large emissions reductions, minus […]
Let’s get acquainted with the opinion Deborah Williams, an associate professor of literature at NYU Abu Dhabi. We’ll quote her article for the National News. “Out for a walk on Saadiyat Beach the other morning, I did my usual rubbish collection, scooping up the flotsam and jetsam of modern life, the plastic bottles and chunks […]
Expo 2020 Dubai and the United Nations Global Compact are joining forces to hold a Sustainable Development Goals Business Forum during Expo’s Global Goals Week (16-22 January 2022), to unite businesses and spur further action towards a sustainable and inclusive future, WAM reports. Announced on June, 16 at this year’s UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, […]
Climate change causes or exacerbates various natural disasters: droughts, floods, fires. They threaten our lives, our health, our homes, and cause great economic damage to the entire country. It may seem that nature is trying to take revenge on us, but in reality, it can be a great helper in the fight against climate change. […]
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently added another award to its list of achievements by winning the 2021 US Green Building Council (USGBC) Middle East Leadership Award, WAM reports. The Chamber was presented with the award during a virtual ceremony hosted by USGBC. The award recognized the Chamber for its outstanding efforts in creating […]
A lack of rainfall has led to severe drought across Iraq, forcing many farmers to leave their farmlands uncultivated, sending wild animals and birds desperate for food. Although Hemin Shukir personally managed to dodge severe drought this year, most of his crops have been destroyed by hungry birds. “As you see, sparrows have entirely eaten […]
