The world would look very different without steel. No railways, bridges, bikes or cars. No washing machines or fridges. Most advanced medical equipment and mechanical tools would be almost impossible to create. Steel is essential for the circular economy, and yet some policymakers and NGOs continue to see it as a problem, and not a […]
The discovery of a new species of tiny beetle in Sharjah, measuring little more than the width of a credit card, could offer further insight into the biodiversity of the region, according to the scientist who confirmed its authenticity. When Dr Sergei Tshernyshev, based in Siberia, received a small vial containing a tiny creature from […]
Nayla Al Baloushi has become the first Emirati woman to climb Mount Everest. The UAE citizen reached the 8,849-metre summit on May 14 and had one word to describe the top of the world – “amazing”. “I’m so happy, I’m really happy,” Ms Al Baloushi told The National. “I still cannot believe that I did this.” Mental […]
DUBAI, 27th May, 2022 (WAM) — Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, inaugurated the region’s first project that will upcycle organic waste into high-quality products. The venture by innovative homegrown startup Circa Biotech farms black soldier fly (BSF) larvae, fed by food leftovers before being turned into animal proteins, organic […]
ABU DHABI, 26th May, 2022 (WAM) — Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) today announced a collaboration with the American University of Sharjah’ (AUS) College of Engineering to research the economic and environmental benefits of re-using food waste to enrich manufactured soils made from bauxite residue, and further applications in waste-to-energy. The AED1.6 million three-year research project […]
ABU DHABI, 25th May, 2022 (WAM) — The UAE, yesterday, began a new era of clean energy production and climate neutrality by producing the first kilowatt (KW) of energy from waste, through the inauguration of the Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Plant. The plant, the first of its kind in the region, will help turn nearly 300,000 tonnes […]
ABU DHABI, 25th May, 2022 (WAM) — Following the success of the Research Forum in 2019 and 2021, the College of Engineering (CoE) at Abu Dhabi University (ADU), the largest engineering college in the UAE, hosted the third edition of the ADU-ASU Research Forum 2022 under the theme of “Concrete in Hot Weather: Design for […]
DUBAI, 24th May, 2022 (WAM) — The National Biosecurity Committee held its first meeting of 2022 to examine multiple relevant issues and review the status of the deliverables and recommendations of its second meeting of 2021. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, presided over the meeting. The committee discussed the […]
ABU DHABI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) — The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), the UAE’s leading diplomatic training centre, in cooperation with the Office for the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, have launched a capacity building programme aimed at enhancing knowledge, information and skills to address climate change through progressive climate action. The training […]
ABU DHABI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) — A group of senior executives from major retail outlets in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi recently signed a voluntary declaration, committing them to support the implementation of the Abu Dhabi Single-Use Plastic Policy. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched the policy in March 2020, which, along […]
