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Sharjah Taxi increases fleet of hybrid vehicles by 65%

By Third party content on October 31, 2022
Sharjah Taxi, a subsidiary of Sharjah Asset Management Company, investment arm of the Government of Sharjah, is seeking to increase the number of its hybrid vehicle fleet cars that operate dually on both fuel and electricity. This decision is in line with the Emirate’s vision to rationalize the use of energy, in accordance with its […]
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Oman initiative to produce 1 million tons of green hydrogen

By Third party content on October 25, 2022
Oman has set up Hydrom, a fully owned subsidiary of Energy Development Oman SAOC (EDO) to meet its goal of becoming one of the largest green hydrogen producers globally, targeting production of one million tons by 2030. Regulated by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Hydrom’s mandate includes the delineation of Government-owned land areas and […]
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Mubadala invests in world’s largest private offshore wind energy developer

By Third party content on October 24, 2022
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor managing a global portfolio of assets valued at US$284 billion, has acquired a stake in Skyborn Renewables, the world’s largest private offshore wind developer, alongside Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The acquisition of a 100 percent interest in Skyborn Renewables provides GIP and co-investors, including Mubadala, with access […]
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Egypt launches National Initiative for Sustainable Entrepreneurs

By Third party content on October 24, 2022
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment launched on Tuesday the National Initiative for Sustainable Entrepreneurs (NISE) to support green economy. The initiative is launched in partnership with the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) and MedWaves (the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production).   The initiative targets all stakeholders […]
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Plastics are piling up in soil across the world warns UN environment agency

By Third party content on October 17, 2022
Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) published on Monday reveals. Plastics are used extensively in agriculture, from plastic-coated seeds to protective wraps used to modify soil temperature and prevent weed growth over crops. These synthetic materials also […]
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ADDED expands energy incentives programme to enhance manufacturers productivity and efficiency

By Third party content on October 15, 2022
As part of its efforts to deliver against the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has announced expansion of energy incentives programme to further enhance economic impact, boost productivity, and improve energy efficiency of manufacturers in the Emirate. The Energy Tariff Incentive Programme 2.0 (ETIP 2.0) aims to support […]
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EAD to change emirate’s future with ‘Mission to Zero’ campaign

By Third party content on October 8, 2022
As part of its future vision for the emirate of Abu Dhabi, The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has set an aspirational, long-term target to achieve zero consumption of single-use plastics, while generating zero waste and zero carbon emissions, with zero impact on biodiversity through its ‘Mission to Zero’ public outreach campaign. The Agency […]
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UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’

By Third party content on October 4, 2022
As government representatives begin to the finalise the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital, Kinshasa, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in New York that the work ahead is “as immense as the climate impacts we are seeing around the world”. “A third […]
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EGYPT: Quartet Textile to treat wastewater to reduce pollution

By Third party content on October 3, 2022
Quartet Textile agrees to treat its wastewater to reduce industrial pollution in Egypt. Last week, the Egyptian textile manufacturing company approved a project to build a wastewater treatment plant near its premises. The Egyptian Pollution Abatement Programme (EPAP) is now in its third phase, the programme will see the construction of an industrial wastewater treatment […]
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Zayed Sustainability Prize empowers 60,000 farmers and 1,200 rural women in India

By Third party content on October 3, 2022
Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE's pioneering global award for recognising excellence in sustainability, has empowered India-based startup Science for Society (S4S) Technologies to further help farmers and rural women cut down food waste and increase income. Established in 2008, S4S Technologies recognised that a significant amount of farmers' produce goes to waste because they lack […]
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