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 […]
SHARJAH, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has hailed the emirate’s pioneering efforts in safeguarding and protecting the environment in line with national and global sustainable development principles and practices. Sheikha Jawaher noted […]
ABU DHABI, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM) — The University of Sharjah (UoS) is the first university in the Arab World to earn a Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Florida, United States. STARS, […]
A Dubai hotel has taken a big step when it comes to sustainably sourcing ingredients at its in-house restaurants – by setting up a vertical hydroponic farm on-site. Having produce grown on the premises reduces its carbon footprint and transport costs for the buyer. “We are doing it for two reasons. A chef will always want the […]
DUBAI, 20th May, 2022 (WAM) — Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, has reiterated the UAE’s concern over climate and environment, noting “a strong connection between our spiritual values and how we care for the environment.” Sheikh Nahyan made the remarks at a large-scale public event at Dubai World Trade […]
NEW YORK, 17th May, 2022 (WAM) — A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55 percent since 2000. According to an article published by the Associated Press (AP), that increase is offset by […]
