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RTA achieves 18% energy efficiency consumption rate, 13% cut in emissions

By Press release on August 23, 2022
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that RTA had achieved the targeted energy efficiency performance indicators 2021 and reduced total energy consumption in all operations and projects by 18%, when compared with the average consumption from 2016 to 2019. […]
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Green capes: Qatar Academy Doha students take on sustainability activism

By Press release on August 22, 2022
Education City Stadium is a leading example in green buildings and the first FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 venue to receive the five-star GSAS certification from GORD. Activism breeds in a fertile land when built on grounds willing and accepting of change; and change is often associated with youth – their curiosity and drive for […]
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Burberry’s net-zero target receives SBTi approval

By Press release on August 22, 2022
Burberry announced today that its carbon reduction targets to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Burberry has become the first luxury brand to receive approval from SBTi, which assesses companies climate action and ensures they are in line with the Paris Agreement. The fashion giant’s net-zero […]
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Independent hotels in GCC will need support to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

By Press release on August 22, 2022
Nadia Ibrahim outlines how regional hotels can design, plan & execute a Net Zero strategy during recent Swiss Business Council webinar. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Nadia Ibrahim, Associate Director of Consultancy & Sustainability at leading UAE-based smart and green facilities management (FM) company Farnek, has revealed how all hotels throughout the region can create a bespoke […]
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Swissotel Al Ghurair provides guests with their own filtered water

By Press release on August 20, 2022
Committed to maintaining Swiss sustainable standards, Swissotel Al Ghurair has taken another big step forward by introducing an internal water filtration unit to provide guests with clean and fresh drinking water. Since 2018, Swissotel Al Ghurair is connected to the iconic Al Ghurair Centre, one of Dubai’s first shopping malls, welcoming guests on a journey […]
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TerraCO2 is a scalable, low-carbon alternative for cement replacement

By Press release on August 15, 2022
For every ton of Portland cement displaced by a Terra product, a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions is achieved. Today, cement production accounts for 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. TerraCO2 replace cement with a climate-friendly, cost-competitive supplementary and alternative cementitious materials that achieve performance parity in their respective categories. Their 'Opus' products, made with […]
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Aldar joins science-based targets initiative’s net zero expert advisory group

By Press release on August 14, 2022
Aldar becomes the first Middle East company to join SBTi’s Building Project Expert Advisory Group Aldar to help define SBTi’s net zero standards, metrics and strategies Aldar Properties (Aldar) has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)’s Expert Advisory Group, making it the first Middle Eastern company to advise SBTi on science-based net-zero target-setting for […]
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Reactive power control through the night

By Press release on August 8, 2022
Intelligent control technology compensates capacitive and inductive losses Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Burkhard Dittmann, Industry Management Renewable Energies, Phoenix Contact Deutschland GmbH, Blomberg, Germany; Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Maren Gast, Global Industry Management Solar Power, Phoenix Contact Electronics GmbH, Bad Pyrmont, Germany In certain constellations, photovoltaic systems also generate capacitive power dissipations through the night. To ensure that reactive […]
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Qatar Aviation Services joins industry-leading Environmental Management System

By Press release on August 7, 2022
DOHA, QATAR – Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), the subsidiary of Qatar Airways Group, announced its partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA) to become the first ground handler globally to join the new expansion of the IATA Environmental Assessment Programme (IEnvA) for ground service providers. The IEnvA programme for ground service provides a framework for achieving environmental sustainability across all […]
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Dolphin Energy achieves 25pc drop in flaring volumes

By Press release on August 1, 2022
Dolphin Energy Limited (DEL), one of the largest trans-border energy projects ever undertaken in the Middle East, has achieved a 3% decrease in total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG), a 25% drop in flaring volumes. Besides, the company clocked a 15% decrease in NOx emissions and a 32% decrease in SO2 emissions, DEL’s 13th sustainability report, […]
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