DUBAI, 2nd June, 2022 (WAM) — dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, announced that it would invest US$ 100 million in green operations in the next two years to further enhance environmental efficiency across its global network. The company’s ongoing investment in infrastructure, equipment and process improvement will support it to achieve […]
ABU DHABI, 1st June, 2022 (WAM) — As part of its Rain Enhancement Hub webinar series, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), through the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, hosted a virtual session titled ‘Programmatic Management of Weather Modification in the Colorado River Basin.’ Webcast on the programme’s official social media channels, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
DUBAI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has launched the National Dialogue for Climate Ambition (NDCA) as a platform to define and raise sectoral climate ambition and advance all-inclusive participation in the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative to meet the country’s international climate commitments, particularly the […]
