As the UAE marches towards its national goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, several buildings across the Emirates are already operating at zero energy. But the SEE Institute, a hub for sustainable education and research in Dubai’s Sustainable City, claims to be the region’s first operational net-zero emissions building, producing 300 per cent of its own energy needs. “Several buildings and […]
An envoy for an Arab development bank has been named the first head of a climate fund set up at the Cop28 summit in the UAE. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong will run the politically sensitive “loss and damage” fund that pays out to countries hit by climate disasters such as floods and rising sea levels. About $800 million has been pledged […]
The melting of Antarctica’s vast Thwaites Glacier will increase “inexorably” this century, potentially destabilising the entire West Antarctic Ice Sheet, leading to its eventual collapse, scientists have warned. Thwaites, which is roughly the size of Britain and more than 2km thick in places, is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because it represents more than half a metre of global […]
UAE artificial intelligence company G42 has partnered with global chip maker Nvidia to develop AI solutions aimed at enhancing the accuracy of weather forecasting globally. The collaboration will drive advanced climate solutions through Nvidia’s Earth-2 platform that can make climate and weather predictions with interactive, AI-augmented, high-resolution simulation, G42 said in a statement on Friday. The companies will also be […]
ABU DHABI, 19th September, 2024 (WAM) — The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), COP29 Presidency and Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan announced today that the first Energy Transition Investment Forum for Central Asia will be hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 15th and16th November 2024. The event is strategically aligned with the COP29 priorities and action […]
Iraq launched an ambitious strategy on Wednesday to protect and improve its environment over the next six years, in the war-scarred nation’s latest bid to confront escalating environmental challenges. The National Strategy for the Protection and Improvement of the Environment outlines steps to safeguard the country’s fragile environment and address the impact of climate change, pollution […]
The UAE’s climate summit had “inspired” the new British government, the UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said, as he announced a major change of tack on climate change. Taking a very different approach to the previous government, Mr Lammy has put the climate emergency at the top of his agenda. He said the Tories had run a “fossil fuel government in […]
A groundbreaking study by the Interface Science Department at the Fritz Haber Institute and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has been published in the journal Nature Energy. The research takes advantage of advanced spectroscopic methods and theory to shed light on the intricate processes involved in converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable chemicals like […]
Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, researchers report. This disparity could profoundly affect critical sustainable energy planning for the future. Existing studies predominantly concentrate on chemical feedback loops, which are large-scale processes involving complex […]
The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority and Hong Kong-based green air mobility tech company Volar Air Mobility have signed an interim agreement to develop the Emirates’ first green aviation technology centre as the country pushes ahead with plans to boost environmental sustainability. The centre aims to promote clean energy, support research and development in sustainable aviation technologies, and foster […]
