sustainability from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), Arab News reports. The award is for applying the highest sustainability standards. KAFD also received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification to recognize its commitment to preserving the environment and contributing to social and economic development. The USGBC, a nonprofit organization founded in […]
Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has agreed a $500 million green lending facility. The financing was guaranteed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), to support SEC’s green projects across its transmission and distribution networks, the utility said in a stock exchange filing on July, 6. Several other Japanese banks participated in the 12-year facility, […]
The Saudi Green Building Forum will host a virtual event alongside the UN’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, to be held between July 6-15, as part of the continued fight against the persistent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Arab News reports. The event, which seeks a “sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that […]
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 […]
A living museum. That is hardly a phrase usually heard to describe an ancient site whose history stretches back some 2,000 years to the time of the Nabataeans, an enigmatic people whose trading empire carved out this mysterious hidden gem, known today as AlUla. The site will soon enjoy a second chance at glory thanks […]
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 […]
Iraq is in talks with Masdar to implement solar energy projects targeting an electricity capacity of up to 2 gigawatts, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told Asharq Business, Arab News reports. There are also discussions with Saudi ACWA Power, to implement renewable energy projects, he added. “It is expected to sign contracts for renewable energy […]
The sudden development of tourism from Saudi Arabia to Ukraine is a strange consequence of the post-pandemic era. This Eastern European country, which left the Soviet Union 30 years ago, attracts Arab tourists with cheap prices, no visas, and incredible European nature. Climate change has also added arguments in favor of the Slavic country – […]
Officials in Saudi Arabia have announced a joint project to establish the largest coral garden in the world at NEOM, the futuristic mega-city being built in the Kingdom’s northwest, Arab News reports. NEOM and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) said that the project that will cover 100 hectares on Shusha Island on […]
HM the King’s Personal Representative and President of the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), HH Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, on June, 8 deputized the Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the SCE, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina, to chair the 23rd meeting of the GCC Ministers Responsible for […]
