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Seven Action Steps To Sustainable Manufacturing

The seven steps are not necessarily a one-way journey. We recommend that you apply them for a cyclical management process. Doing so will help you measure and understand your environmental impact, as well as improve your performance on an on-going basis. It is important to appreciate that sustainable manufacturing is not about a final destination […]


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The Greenest Destination in UAE – Al Ain

The reason for Al Ain being one of the greenest destinations in the UAE and why it has persisted for 4000 years, despite its location on the edge of the world’s largest continuous sand desert, Rub Al Khali, may be found in its name which means “the spring”. For hundreds of years, camel trekkers headed […]


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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and MD & CEO of DEWA

Dubai is moving forward in the fields of renewable energy, sustainability and the environment and enhancing its efficiency. The Supreme Council of Energy has set a strategy to reduce carbon emissions by 16%, equivalent to reducing 11 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2021. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime […]


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The Happiest City on Earth

How smart is my city? Turns out, a lot. By definition, a smart city is a municipality that uses information and communication technologies to increase operational efficiency, share information with the public, and improve both the quality of government services and citizen welfare. This is how the worldwide Internet of Things Agenda describe a truly smart functioning […]


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CNN hears how MENA’s cities are helping protect the planet on Going Green

CNN meets Faris Saeed, the developer for The Sustainable City in Dubai – a district specifically designed to have zero impact on the environment. Having lived in the United Arab Emirates for over 20 years, Saeed had the dream of raising a family in a community embodying green living, so decided to build it himself. […]


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In conversation with Trine Hahnemann, the Danish Chef

Q. How did you become passionate about the cause? A: As a child, I was brought up to be aware of both social injustice and our responsibility to treat nature with respect. My parents were of course more optimistic back in the 1970s about, how we would change our ways. Now climate change is upon us. […]


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Here’s to a Waste-Free City

Imagine using all your waste for good. Dubai Municipality has launched a super ambitious project, and the first of its kind in the world – the Wastenizer. The eventual aim of this project is to make Dubai 100 per cent waste free. Currently, Dubai has the highest waste generation per capita, generating 3.5 million tonnes […]


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Al Marmoom

The launch of a new desert conservation area is set to boost eco-tourism in the UAE. The Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve, currently under construction, will cover some 10% of Dubai’s land and will introduce more than 20 environmental, cultural and sports-related initiatives, sponsored by no less than nine Dubai government agencies. Spanning more than 40 […]


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Concept Car Of The Future

The ecomotive team at Eidenhoven University of Technology in Netherlands has repeatedly, over the past few years, built an electric concept city car of the future. Noah, the project future car of 2018, is being labelled as the world’s first circular car. It has been attributed as such due to its sustainable production and usage […]


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Green Planet

A top tourist attraction for children and adults alike, Green Planet offers a unique opportunity for visitors to see, hear, feel and experience nature. Aimed at raising awareness of the need for sustainability around the world, instilling respect for the intricacy and fragility of the environment and offering visitors the chance to experience the nature […]