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Mangroves play important role in combating climate change, experts say

By Third party content on August 1, 2022
As the world’s climate changes, experts have said that mangroves have an increasingly important role to play as carbon sinks and as protection against changes to sea levels. While mangroves are threatened by human activity — Unesco said that they are disappearing up to five times as fast as forests — there are examples from […]
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Kuwait starts to recycle massive tire graveyard

By Third party content on July 25, 2022
KUWAIT CITY: More than 42 million old vehicle tires dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world’s largest tire graveyards. The massive dump site was a mere 7 km from a residential suburb. Residents were bothered by periodic large fires […]
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Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi launches ‘Green Industries’ environmental labelling programme

By Third party content on July 20, 2022
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), the Agency announced today the launch of the ‘Green Industries’ environmental labelling programme. The innovative programme is tailored based on best international practices […]
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CooperSurgical finds an untraditional partner to help reduce plastic - local sheep

By Third party content on July 20, 2022
One major contributor to plastic pollution in the healthcare sector is polystyrene,* which is used to ship items, such as in-vitro fertilization products, that need to be kept at low temperatures. In 2021, CooperSurgical shifted to an eco-friendly alternative in Australia and New Zealand called Woolpack. It is made from 100% discarded wool from sheep, […]
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Egypt’s Infinity to become Africa’s largest renewable energy company

By Third party content on July 20, 2022
Infinity and Africa Finance Corporation will acquire Lekela Power in deal that includes 2.8-gigawatt portfolio of wind power and greenfield projects Egypt’s Infinity Group will become Africa’s largest renewable energy company when it, along with Africa Finance Corporation, acquires Lekela Power in an undisclosed deal that is expected to close this year, the parties said on Monday. […]
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EU to finally require businesses' transparency on their harmful environmental impacts

By Third party content on July 18, 2022
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted this week for a strong Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which would require companies to commit to science-based sustainability targets and tangible plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. These elements significantly improve on the Commission’s proposal for this directive, which is designed to make it mandatory for businesses […]
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Panasonic GREEN IMPACT envisions environmental sustainability, net-zero climate impact

By Third party content on July 14, 2022
In line with its commitment to the net-zero climate impact and to reaching Panasonic Environment Vision 2050, the brand has announced PANASONIC GREEN IMPACT initiative globally with an aim to contribute to society-wide reductions in CO2 emissions by switching customers to energy-saving products and supplying energy-saving solutions and green energy technologies to B2B/B2G customers.   […]
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EGYPT: 70 locally produced electric buses to run in Cairo from October

By Third party content on July 14, 2022
As part of its climate policy, the Egyptian government will put 70 electric buses on the road in the governorate of Cairo. These locally manufactured vehicles will serve the population while contributing to the fight against air pollution. In the lead up to hosting the United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP27) […]
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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: first carbon-neutral stadium in tournament

By Third party content on July 14, 2022
World Cup Stadiums Cooling Technology Engineer, Dr. Saud Abdel Ghani, has said that fans will enjoy a wonderful view of the World Cup matches inside the eight stadiums, which were built with a unique international design that contains all the details of the Gulf heritage and popular legacies in the region, which makes the tournament […]
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Al Masaood Power Division inks GCC deal with Sunstream for containerised, towable, & movable solar stations

By Third party content on July 7, 2022
Al Masaood Power Division, leaders and experts in power solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with Sunstream International to spearhead the future of solar panel solutions in the GCC. The agreement, which was signed on June 7, 2022, is aimed at creating the widest and the most sustainable range of patented containerised, towable, and movable […]
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