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Net-Zero Cities: Goals and Solutions
By: Dr Samar Hamad The rapid increase in global temperature has received great attention owing to its relation to climate change. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the average temperature of Earth’s surface has significantly increased by 0.6 to 0.9°C over the past century with higher rates in the past 50 years. […]
Hand-washing Heroes
Water Alliance, a local nonprofit association, has been quietly rolling out a community mobilization effort to tackle both poor hand hygiene and lack of water conservation at the same time. The idea came about during the COVID-19 lockdown as the team noticed hand washing videos showing the tap running for the entire washing up time. […]
MESIA Solar Awards’ 9th Edition
Venue: The Address Beach Hotel and Resort, Dubai Date and Time: Tuesday 25th May, 2021, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Focusing on all areas of the solar industry, MESIA will distinguish and award good practice, professionalism, quality, safety and innovation, with the aim of being a marker of the brightest and best that Middle East […]
Sustainable Fashion – MANGO is setting the standard
Dubai, 18 March – MANGO For A Sustainable Tomorrow – 100% of cotton used in garments will be sustainable by 2025 The company is also planning to increase the use of recycled polyester in its garments to 50% by 2025, and for 100% of cellulose fibres used to be from controlled sources by 2030 The […]
Decoding India’s e-mobility Policy Landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little of the legacy of resource-blind mobility unlike other economies of similar nature. India also has fewer vehicles per capita than other major economies without carrying much of the baggage of other economies that were built […]
Overcoming the Nurdles
“If we can change the perspectives of residents, however little, we know these changes plant the seeds for a stronger collective of environmentally conscious residents. ” says Suparna Mathur, Director of Community Outreach at NYUAD and organiser of The Great Nurdles Hunt Initiative, an advocacy initiative promoting marine conservation through community volunteering in the UAE. […]
Ditching Single-Use Plastics
Dubai, March 22. KRUSH Brands is on a mission to disrupt the conventional food industry and guide others to follow suit. KRUSH Brands is a Dubai-based company founded by Canadian entrepreneur Ian Ohan. This is the group behind brands like Freedom Pizza and Salad Jar. KRUSH Brands is a full-service, multi-kitchen, brand development, operating […]
Majid Al Futtaim Launches Circular Economy Strategy
As part of its company-wide sustainability strategy, Dare Today, Change Tomorrow, Majid Al Futtaim – the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia – is bolstering its sustainable business commitment by launching its Circular Economy Strategy. The new strategy, which sets out a roadmap towards achieving circularity […]
Unlocking the Full Potential of Circular Economy
By Massimo Cannizzo, CEO and Co-founder of GELLIFY Middle East A worrying 2.12 billion tons of waste is what we produce every year, partly because we only use 1% of what we buy and the other 99% is trashed within 6 months . The global waste is projected to pile up by 70% in […]
UAE Mission and IRENA to co-host inaugural “Renewables Talks” to address industry’s greatest challenges
The UAE Mission to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and IRENA will co-host the Agency’s Members for the first of its quarterly “Renewables Talks” on 13 May 2020, in a virtual webinar. Set to be hosted every three months throughout the year, the first Renewables Talks will assemble IRENA’s Permanent Representatives and the broader […]
