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Cement, concrete industry launches net-zero accelerators across the world

Published on April 4, 2022

The accelerator programme includes national roadmaps and government dialogues in Egypt, India, Thailand, and Colombia — kicking off a local phase of 2050 net-zero global commitment The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) launched on Wednesday a series of net-zero accelerator initiatives to help national cement and concrete industries decarbonise in line with the GCCA’s […]

Egypt's dialogue for a sustainable future

Published on March 31, 2022

Egypt launched its first national dialogue on climate change in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on Saturday as part of the country's preparations for hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in November. Held on the same day Earth Hour is observed, Egypt used the occasion to announce the nation's National Climate […]

UAE & Kenya complete mangrove reforestation partnership

Published on March 14, 2022

In cooperation between Aqdar, Blue Forest Company and Kenya’s forestry authorities, Khalifa Empowerment Program Aqdar has completed the first phase of the “Fifty Tree” initiative campaign, which was launched at Aqdar World Summit Dubai Expo 2020. It aims to plant 50,000 mangrove trees in the Republic of Kenya in celebration of the UAE’s Year of […]

Report shows how Amazon drastically undercounts its carbon footprint

Published on March 12, 2022

This is how Amazon washes its hands of the climate impact of most of the things it sells: it simply decides to play by different rules than its peers. For example, for all the packs of Pampers parents grab off the shelf at Target, the big-box retailer tallies the emissions that go into making those […]

Commercial launch of CO2-reduced steel can for Ricola herbal drops range

Published on March 11, 2022

The German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has launched what it says is the world’s first food can made of CO2-reduced bluemint Steel together with the Swiss companies Hoffmann Neopac and Ricola, the latter of which will sell its herbal drops in the cans. The joint project involves thyssenkrupp Rasselstein suppling the CO2-reduced packaging steel, Hoffmann Neopac producing and printing the […]

From wildlife surveys to helping offset carbon emissions, drones are helping tackle the climate emergency

Published on March 7, 2022

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – or drones – have emerged as the newest weapon in the battle against climate change. From aerial surveys to monitoring and inspection, drones are being used track wildlife numbers, collect samples and track methane emissions. “Drones can be a critical asset when tackling sustainability,” says Rabih Bou Rached Founder and […]

IPCC to global business and government leaders: the jig is up

Published on March 3, 2022

The latest IPCC report provides further detail about just how far we’re careening off the proverbial rails and our ever-narrowing window for getting back on a habitable track. But it also provides deeper insight into a potential path forward — if we take definitive, collective action immediately. Six months ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]

The Grand Egyptian Museum, the first eco-friendly museum in Egypt, is being readied for its grand opening

Published on March 1, 2022

Twenty years since the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak laid its foundation stone, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is inching closer to completion. At nearly 500,000 sq. m and with an expected cost of more than $1bn, the GEM will be the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation. The displays will show objects chronologically from prehistory to […]

Sea level to rise up to a foot by 2050, interagency report finds

Published on February 19, 2022

NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other U.S. government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total rise seen over the past 100 years. Coastal flooding will increase significantly over the next 30 years because of sea level rise, according to a new report by an interagency sea […]

Top corporations use misleading climate pledges to greenwash image, new report

Published on February 13, 2022

Major global companies are avoiding meaningful climate action and are instead using false, misleading or ambiguous green claims, a new report shows. The first Climate Corporate Responsibility Monitor assesses the pledges made by 25 of the world’s largest corporations, many of them household names, against a set of transparent quantitative and qualitative indicators. Issued on […]

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