Tag: carbon emissions

    Earth Overshoot day – we’ve used up all the resources of our spaceship called “Planet Earth” for this year

    Even if you have never taken out loans, tried to rely only on yourself, and did not depend on anyone, you will still owe money from July 29 since you live among people on planet Earth. The Earth Overshoot Day is coming when we start living on credit. This day we run out of Earth’s […]

    Saudi scientists testing cryogenic technology to freeze carbon emissions
    05 Jul 2021

    A team of scientists at Jeddah-based King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is testing a technique for freezing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants that is about half the cost of existing carbon capture techniques, Bloomberg and Arab News reported. The cryogenic technology was developed by Sustainable Energy Solutions, a private company based in Salt […]

    Jeddah Economic City: 90% of road, landscaping work done

    Jeddah Economic City – one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship megaprojects, which will include the world’s tallest tower – is nearing completion on all road construction and landscaping work, according to a senior executive on the project, Arab News reports. Speaking at the Urban Landscape Saudi 2021 event this week, Fady Nassim, executive head of urban […]

    How can each of us celebrate World Environment Day
    06 Jun 2021

    World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on 5 June and is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. First held in 1974, it has been a platform for raising awareness on environmental issues such as marine pollution, human overpopulation, global warming, sustainable consumption and wildlife […]

    Saudi environmental initiatives raise the bar for action ahead of climate summits
    03 Jun 2021

    The recent announcement of the Saudi Green and Middle East Green initiatives came as welcome news to UN officials in a year that has been described by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as “make it or break it” for the planet. Unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on March 27, the Saudi Green and Middle East […]

    “The People against Shell”:  Netherlands court orders oil giant to cut emissions
    02 Jun 2021

    Climate activists won a landmark victory over Anglo-Dutch Shell corporation, effectively forcing the company to accelerate plans to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030. Achieving these goals could put pressure on the company’s new production projects. On May 26, a Dutch court ordered Shell, one of the largest oil and gas companies and the […]