Technology & Green construction

    Sowing disaster. How does palm oil affect the environment?

    If you have read the composition of cookies or other products, then at least once you have seen palm oil there. Let’s get to know what is it and discuss whether it’s environmentally friendly, with the help of Green Belarus article. Palm oil is big business. High yields, versatility, and nutritional value are just some […]

    Laboratory made wood: can bioprinting save forests from deforestation?

    Wood is a renewable resource, but the total area of ​​forests is rapidly shrinking. It takes decades to grow new ones. In addition, the production of lumber is quite costly: it requires water, land, fertilizers, plus handling and transportation costs. Are there any alternatives? Let’s check thankfully to Knife magazine. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute […]

    Iraq’s Basima Abdulrahman, the sustainability trailblazer, wins $100,000 Cartier Women’s Initiative Award

    Cartier announced the eight winners of its 2021 Women’s Initiative Awards, with Basima Abdulrahman from Iraq scooping the top prize for the Middle East, for her company Kesk. She’s sustainability trailblazer is the Middle East, and she won an annual prize, which supports female entrepreneurs around the world, The National reports. “Being named as a […]

    UAE’s Minister inaugurates Wetland, National Pavilion UAE’s tenth exhibition at the Biennale Architettura 2021

    Noura Al Kaabi, the UAE’s Minister of Culture and Youth, yesterday inaugurated Wetland, the National Pavilion UAE’s tenth exhibition at the Biennale Architettura 2021 (Venice Biennale), WAM reports. Curated by Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto, Wetland presents an environmentally friendly salt-based cement alternative which could reduce the climate impact of the construction industry. Created […]

    Abu Dhabi and Singapore launch smart city innovation call

    The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and IPI Singapore – a subsidiary of ESG – have jointly launched an innovation call to advance the smart city agenda. Eligible companies from Singapore are invited to submit solutions to address individual challenge statements outlined by Abu Dhabi entities, said a press release issued by […]

    Ten services for tracking the environmental problems of the planet

    Where is the dirtiest air? Where are forests cut down? Which countries will be flooded if all the ice melts? This collection contains interactive maps and portals that will be useful to those who want to keep abreast of the latest climate data. 1. Earth in real time What can you find out. Temperature, concentration […]

    Objects from the air. Dream? No, carbon capture technology!

    An exhibition at the Science Museum in London will show how far carbon capture technology has come, writes The Guardian. The Science Museum in London dedicated the May exhibition to the unexpected benefits that climate change can bring. He organized a special exhibition on carbon capture. It will open on May 19. Carbon capture is […]

    Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 fulfillment: pros and cons

    2021 Saudi media describe as a year of execution and the start of the construction work for Saudi Arabia projects. Journalists believe them to be “the largest of their kind in the world”. Let’s check what Saudi Gazette tells us about Vision 2030 fulfillment. The aim of this programme is reducing the country’s dependence on […]

    Planting of 50 billion trees. The “Green Saudi” and the “Green Middle East” initiatives
    11 May 2021

    In March 2021, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative — two bold plans to combat climate change and protect the environment. These projects demonstrate the Kingdom’s commitment towards a greener, more sustainable Saudi Arabia. “This green drive has improved the urban landscape of cities, and […]