International Chamber of Shipping wants to expedite the transition to zero-carbon fuels, The National News reports. The global shipping industry has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century – but only if governments impose a mandatory levy on shipping fuel to fund the development of new low-carbon technology. The International Chamber of […]
US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack has said a US-UAE plan to fight hunger by driving research into new farming techniques was growing fast and would likely be launched at crucial climate talks in Glasgow starting next month. Mr. Vilsack said the number of countries involved in the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate had tripled […]
The oil and gas (O&G) industry needs to take ownership of one of its most significant challenges: the transition to net-zero emissions, said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of Dragon Oil, GD Online states. Active participation and support by all are called for, considering that 80% of world’s energy mix is currently from fossil fuels, […]
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, opened Gastech, the world’s foremost exhibition and conference supporting the gas, LNG, hydrogen, and energy industry. Held under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness […]
The UAE Embassy in Vienna organized a seminar entitled, “Climate Change Challenges and Initiatives,” which comes in line with the UAE’s keenness to support regional and international initiatives aimed at halting climate change by reducing emissions and increasing the efficiency of clean and renewable energy, as part of the launch of the National Climate Change […]
Air Products, a global company in industrial gases and megaproject development, and Baker Hughes, a firm that develops advanced hydrogen compression and gas turbine technology, have announced a strategic global collaboration. Their aim is to develop next-generation hydrogen compression to lower the cost of production and accelerate the adoption of hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel […]
The climate is often compared to the weather, but there’s a difference between them. The weather changes every day – sometimes it rains, sometimes there’s heat or frost. And the climate is the nature of weather conditions over a long period for a large area. Throughout the history of the Earth, the climate has changed […]
Earth’s temperature in 2020 reached a record high in 3 million years. Current commitments by countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are not enough to prevent a climate disaster, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres states. He said: “Last year was yet another unprecedented period of extreme weather and climate disasters. Carbon dioxide concentrations again rose […]
