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A Global Centre For Clean Energy And Green Economy
`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 […]
TRSDC Partners with Blue Planet Ecosystems for Sustainable Fish Pilot Scheme
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with Blue Planet Ecosystems (BPE). Signed by John Pagano, CEO of TRSDC and Paul Schmitzberger, CEO of BPE, the first MoU sees the entities pledging to investigate the implementation of a viable […]
UPS’s Electric Quadricycle “eQuad”
Reaffirming its commitment to industry-leading, sustainable city logistics solutions, UPS received the company’s newly updated eQuad, a four-wheeled e-assist quadricycle, in the UAE. The eQuad has been built in partnership with Fernhay, a UK-based manufacturing and design company committed to creating zero-emission products for logistics deliveries. Luke Wake, vice president of maintenance and engineering, UPS, […]
This Too Shall Pass
By Mohamed Elimam It has been 8 weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. The emotional roller-coaster is becoming stronger, but has gotten in a recognizable pattern. On one hand, the new peak frequency of news of companies undergoing mass lay-off exercises is nerve wrecking. The longingness to our […]
Kent College Dubai goes Solar with SirajPower
First school project and new sectorial expansion for SirajPower in 2020 following the first foray into residential Kent College’s project will displace approximately 1,600 metric tons of carbon dioxide emission (Co2) per annum (the equivalent of 200 Mn smartphones being charged) Educational opportunities associated with the use of solar energy in schools UAE, Dubai: 7 […]
Youngest Emirati inventor congratulates UAE students at Taqeef’s STEM learning programme finale
Inventive pupils from seven UAE schools received a special and inspiring note of recognition recently at a virtual celebration ceremony to mark their participation in iMatter – a STEM learning programme by Taqeef, the Middle East’s leading air conditioning solutions provider. Fatima Al Kaabi, the country’s youngest Emirati inventor and Pioneers of the UAE awardee, […]
Bottle it Up: Go Plastic-Free with Sprudel Dispensers
Shawn Green is the man on the mission to change the way Dubai drinks water. Mr. Green was inspired to create a wave of change in the way the UAE perceives and consumes its water and as a result, he founded Sprudel, an eco-friendly water company whose products have trickled into offices, restaurants and cafes, and homes […]
Every drop counts
By Ayesha Al Marzooqi, Assistant Manager, Sustainability and Innovation – Sustainability, Expo 2020 Dubai Sustainability isn’t a new concept in the UAE – Expo 2020 Dubai adopted Sustainability as a key subtheme with respect to our ancestors who lived in the harsh desert by taking from the land and sea only what they needed […]
Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme Marks its 25th Year with a New Milestone
Despite the current challenges posed by the global pandemic, 76 falcons have been released into the wild this year as part of the Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme (SZFRP), taking the total to more than 2,000 since the programme first launched in 1995. Following the success of 11 releases in Kazakhstan in previous years, the […]
COVID19 : The Earth’s Breather
By Shubhangi Patil, Intern MBBS at DY Patil Hospital & Research Institute In all these years , the world never seen such a bad thing happen; for our daily lives and economies took a backseat. All busy shores were cleared , people trying to accept this phase and normalising. Where even the holiest sites […]
