Dozens of government buildings in Abu Dhabi are set to be renovated in a bid to drastically reduce their energy and water consumption. More than 30 existing buildings, including the Department of Health headquarters and the Department of Education and Knowledge, will be retrofitted with more energy efficient alternatives to align with the targets of UAE Energy […]
GENEVA, 31st May, 2022 (WAM) — WHO today revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on 31 May. The yearly […]
The designer of a trimaran sailing boat has promised his revolutionary ‘concept craft’ can transform the way the maritime industry fishes and ships goods around the world. The vessel is powered by the sun, hydrogen and wind. The brainchild of Belgian professor Gunter Pauli, the boat is centred on environmental research. It cleans up the […]
ABU DHABI, 31st May, 2022 (WAM) — The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) organised a workshop on Monday, to train inspectors from EAD, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi (DED), and Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), and introduce them to the Executive Regulations regarding single-use plastic products and their […]
EU plastics industry ‘on the precipice’ due to unsustainable business model, tightening green regulations and competition from China, Planet Tracker warns The European plastics industry is “on the precipice” of stranded asset risk due to an increasingly unsustainable business model that is putting €678bn investor capital under threat, unless it rapidly shifts gear towards a […]
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 […]
