DUBAI, 7th September, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) today launched the National Air Quality Agenda 2031, approved by the UAE Cabinet in June 2022. The agenda provides a general framework to lead and align federal and local government entities and the private sector concerning monitoring and effectively managing air […]
ABU DHABI, 7th September, 2022 (WAM) — Israel and the UAE are celebrating the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords signed in September 2020, which established diplomatic relations between both countries, on the backdrop of a host of bilateral deals, high-level visits and increasing trade and tourism, according to a top Israeli diplomat. “I arrived […]
SHARJAH, 7th September, 2022 (WAM) — Khazna Data Centres and BEEAH Digital have announced forming a joint venture that will bring to Sharjah its first Tier 3 data centre. In response, the joint venture is advancing the digital infrastructure in Sharjah, starting with an industry-standard Tier 3 data centre. The data centre will be equipped […]
DUBAI, 7th September, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Can, the citywide sustainability movement launched in February 2022 by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has seen a reduction in the usage of an equivalent of over 3.5 million 500 ml single-use plastic water […]
ABU DHABI, 7th September, 2022 (WAM) — Developed world should take urgent action to cooperate and help countries that observe the repercussions of climate change overcome all difficulties, the chief of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, said that […]
CAIRO, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) — Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed up its transition to a low carbon economy. The event will begin on 4 November, in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm […]
ABU DHABI, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) — KIZAD, part of AD Ports Group’s Economic Cities and Free Zones, today announced the signing of a lease agreement with NWTN to establish an electric vehicle (EV) assembly facility in Abu Dhabi to serve the growing demand for sustainable transport options. Founded in 2016, green mobility technology company […]
DUBAI, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received four bids from international companies for consultancy contract for the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, with a production capacity of 5,000 megawatts […]
DUBAI, 5th September, 2022 (WAM) — Innovative technologies to produce green hydrogen using clean and renewable energy are witnessing rapid developments and steady progress, and studies indicate that green hydrogen production will increase by 57 percent annually to reach 5.7 million tonnes in 2030. The UAE aims to acquire 25 percent of the low-carbon hydrogen […]
ABU DHABI, 5th September, 2022 (WAM) — Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it welcomed the successful hatching of over 200 Hawksbill turtles on the shorelines near the company’s Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi. Hawksbill turtles are a critically endangered species of sea turtle that visit the UAE shorelines each year to lay […]