The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) summit is set to drive the discussion around climate change before Cop28. The event, which will take place on January 16, will focus on a wide range of critical topics such as food and water security, energy access, industrial decarbonisation, health and climate adaptation, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said on […]
The world faces the twin challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions while meeting growing energy demand. It is a tough circle to square. Oil and gas cannot be easily replaced and will be integral to global energy security for decades to come. Technology such as carbon capture, therefore, has a vital role to play in helping the […]
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Higher Committee overseeing preparations to host the 28th session of the conference of the parties to the UNFCCC (COP28 UAE), convened members to discuss the road to COP28 UAE to be held at Expo City Dubai […]
Admiral Mobility, a Dubai-based manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles, will unveil its first fully electric lorries in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in 2023. The move is part of a commitment to make 5,000 electric lorries for the Middle East and Africa, and will support the UAE’s sustainability agenda. An initial 500 electric lorries will be produced […]
Abu Dhabi: During his ongoing visit to Abu Dhabi, the leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Mufaddal Saifuddin, demonstrated his support for the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative in a gesture that will see over 10,000 new mangrove saplings planted, with the aim of increasing the emirate’s total mangrove coverage. This social welfare programme is undertaken […]
Ajman: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday launched the latest edition of the nationwide annual winter tourism campaign, ‘World’s Coolest Winter’. This year’s edition was launched under the theme of ‘Our Heritage’ during a Cabinet meeting chaired by the […]
Sheikh Dr Sultan Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, has inaugurated the first phase of a wheat farm project in Mleiha. The initiative aims to secure food supply and raise production to cater to the needs of the people in the Emirates, state news agency Wam reported on Wednesday. The project will also help to generate more jobs […]
Democratic Republic of Congo‘s Vice Prime Minister, Eve Bazaiba, on Friday launched a scathing criticism of the Cop27 talks for not giving enough prominence to protecting rainforests in its final declaration. The DRC in central Africa is home to most of the Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest rainforest. Ms Baziaba, also minister for the environment, said she was disappointed […]
Abu Dhabi: Emirates Nature-WWF officially launched the UAE Alliance for Climate Action (UACA) at COP27 in Egypt during the recent climate negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The alliance has been created for non-state actors to increase the momentum of net-zero targets in line with science and the Paris Agreement, […]
Abu Dhabi: Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi’s Single-Use Plastic Policy has offset the use of 87 million single-use plastic bags since its launch on 1 June 2022, reducing the use of single-use plastic bags by more than 90 per cent, support efforts to enhance sustainability in the emirate. The agency reports a significant reduction in […]
