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Two Sides of the Coin

Bitcoin trading per day is using 0.17% of the worlds daily electricity consumption, according to an index by Digiconomist. With Bitcoin prices the way they are currently, it would be profitable for Bitcoin miners to burn around 24 terawatt-hours of electricity annually as they compete to mine more Bitcoins, according to Digiconomist. That electricity consumption […]


Noor Abu Dhabi Trains UAE Students To Become Solar Professionals

Noor Abu Dhabi, the world’s largest stand-alone operational solar photovoltaic (PV) plant located in Abu Dhabi’s Sweihan region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi University to offer internships to students in the company’s solar power plant. The move has made Noor Abu Dhabi an ideal platform for training national engineers and […]


Interview with James Michael Lafferty, CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding

UAE-based Fine Hygienic Holding‘s products have been in our homes long before the pandemic, from facial tissues to paper towels, as well as baby and adult care goods. As a result of the pandemic and the subsequent mandatory safety measures, we can now easily recognize the Fine logo on a very important product – the Fine […]


Bee’ah with Region’s First Solar Light Show

Bee’ah, the Middle East’s award-winning sustainability pioneer, celebrated the 49th UAE National Day and paid tribute to the seven emirates of the country with a stunning solar-powered light show, a first for the region, at its new headquarters. Bee’ah’s Headquarters, set to launch in 2021 as one of the world’s greenest and smartest AI-integrated office […]


Vertical Farming Partnership Enters The UAE Market

A new vertical farming partnership is set to enter the UAE market as leading systems vendors IGS signs a partnership deal with AgTech R&D experts and growers Madar Farms. A local Emirati company, based in Abu Dhabi, Madar Farms has already developed a range of premium quality indoor-grown crops to supply into the local UAE […]


Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Inaugurates National Air Quality Platform

Ministry introduces initiative in collaboration with National Center of Meteorology, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah Launch coincides with International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Abu Dhabi-UAE: 7 September, 2020 – His Excellency Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, today attended the […]


The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert Welcomes a New Addition Baby Luliwa to The Desert Conservation Oasis

The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert has welcomed a new baby camel called ‘Luliwa’, or more affectionately known as Lulu, meaning Pearl in Arabic to the stunning nature reserve, home to more than 8 Arabian camels and 135 Arabian gazelles and oryx. Lulu’s parents Darling and Bob, part of the conservation area’s herd […]


Emirates Airline Festival of Literature

The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Arab World’s largest celebration of the written and spoken word, featuring international and regional writers, poets, thinkers and speakers from around the world. Visit the Festival in 2020, 4 – 9 February, to enjoy great conversations, thought provoking discussions, laugh-out-loud interactive children’s sessions, and spectacular special events. […]


The Future of Payments

The Sustainabilist spoke with Senior VP at IDEMIA MEA, Julia Schoonenberg, on the prospects of future payments and how the pandemic may have acted as a catalyst in reaching the current level of adoption of novel transaction modes. In her current role, Julia leads the Financial Institutions business for Middle East & Africa region at […]


The Problem with teaching sustainability in schools.

The Problem with teaching sustainability in schools Are children being taught the right way about sustainability, going green, recycling and protecting the planet? Many schools and even nurseries have included topics on environmental sustainability, recycling, going green, waste reduction and more into their curriculum. Many nurseries have monthly themes that they follow, and all learning […]