The UAE and Scotland are exploring areas of potential co-operation in fields such as renewable energy projects and science. The Emirates seeks to enhance commonalities between the two sides to take economic and trade co-operation to new heights, with a focus on advanced technology, space exploration and carbon neutrality, said Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of […]
The world faces the twin challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while meeting growing energy demand. It is a tough circle to square. Oil and gas cannot be easily replaced and will be integral to global energy security for decades to come. Technology such as carbon capture, therefore, has a vital role to play in helping the […]
Sharjah: Sharjah City Municipality (SCM) recently specified the most common wrong behaviours that should be avoided when using green spaces. It urged community members to follow the rules in order to allow families and all members of society to enjoy themselves unhindered. Jamal Abdullah Al Mazmi, head of the city’s appearance control department, said that […]
Abu Dhabi: As part of its efforts to implement the UAE’s strategic initiative to achieve Net Zero by 2050, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) announced on Saturday the roadmap for the ‘National Carbon Sequestration Project’, which aims to plant 100 million mangroves by 2030 across the coutry. The declaration came during the […]
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Higher Committee overseeing preparations to host the 28th session of the conference of the parties to the UNFCCC (COP28 UAE), convened members to discuss the road to COP28 UAE to be held at Expo City Dubai […]
Dubai: The 21st cycle of ‘Clean UAE’ campaign that started on December 5 in Ajman, concluded on a high note with the participation of 50,943 volunteers during the final leg of the annual clean-up drive on December 15 in Abu Dhabi. Organised by Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), under the patronage of Ministry of Climate Change […]
Admiral Mobility, a Dubai-based manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles, will unveil its first fully electric lorries in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in 2023. The move is part of a commitment to make 5,000 electric lorries for the Middle East and Africa, and will support the UAE’s sustainability agenda. An initial 500 electric lorries will be produced […]
Climate change is behind an increase in the number of multi-day fog events in the UAE, a new study suggests. The research also found, however, that the fog that forms tends to be less dense, possibly because urbanisation has — against expectations — reduced the amount of particulate matter in the air. Fog causes major disruption in […]
This past fall, one of the busiest investors in climate technology wasn’t a blue-chip venture capital firm or a specialist decarbonisation fund. It was a Swiss conglomerate that makes circuit breakers, light switches and electric car chargers. ABB Technology Ventures, the investment arm of ABB, was among the most active financiers that collectively put $10.7 billion into climate tech […]
Dubai: The fourth leg of the country-wide ‘Clean UAE’ campaign, organised by Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) in cooperation with the Ministries of Climate Change and Environment and Community Development, saw the participation of 6,395 volunteers who collected around 11,3 tonnes of waste for recycling and proper disposing on Saturday. The area covered by the campaign […]
