Nasty winter tornadoes – like the deadly ones last week that hit five USA states – are likely to be stronger and stay on the ground longer with a wider swath of destruction in a warming world, a new study shows, AP reports. The combination of a longer and wider track with slightly stronger winds […]
Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, today delivered a keynote speech at the ABB Seminar on Innovation and Learning for Sustainable Solutions at the Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, WAM reports. Co-hosted by the Governments of Sweden and Switzerland and the Swedish-Swiss multinational corporation ABB, the high-level event drew […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and GE Gas Power (NYSE: GE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of EGA’s existing GE natural gas turbines by exploring hydrogen as a fuel, as well as carbon capture, utilization, and storage solutions. The MoU was signed by […]
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, announced on Wednesday a global clean energy powerhouse intended to spearhead the drive to net-zero carbon by 2050. Consolidating their combined efforts in renewable energy and green hydrogen, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company […]
The COP26 climate conference tried to live up to the world’s expectations. However, the climate summit did not force the world to firmly move on a path that will save from the worst impacts of climate change. Nonetheless, COP26 gave up hope that countries would heed the call to return a year later with more […]
Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco has announced the start of its development of its Jafurah unconventional gas field in a press event on Monday. The company’s chief executive officer, Amin Nasser, said the field, which it claims to be the largest in the world, could replace 500,000 barrels per day of oil production “at its […]
What are the prospects for the commitments of countries after the CPC26? Let’s get to know. Due to the active interest of the participants in the COP26, there is a sense of risk this year – something must happen soon with business and our homes. But there is a second feeling – of opportunities. There […]
At the recent inaugural Saudi Green Initiative Forum and just days before the start of the recently concluded COP26 conference in Glasgow, Saudi Arabia announced its net-zero carbon emissions commitment. The announcement reinforces the Kingdom’s previous pledge to achieve half its energy production from renewable energy and a half from natural gas by 2030, Hisham […]
The world is still going to “need large amounts of fossil fuels” for a while yet, the minister added. Countries in the Arabian Gulf have made big bets on green energy, but India’s oil minister says questions still need to asked as to who the consumer will be, Oil and gas Middle East states. “GCC […]
In a new global achievement for the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of WGEO, has received the Observer Status on behalf of the Organization, from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), held recently in Glasgow, UK. Al Tayer received […]
