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Abu Dhabi says good-bye to single-use plastic bags

Published on June 2, 2022

JUNE 1, 2022: A ban on the single-use of plastic products in Abu Dhabi has come into effect from today, under the emirate’s integrated Single-Use Plastic Policy. The initiative will prevent the sale of single-use plastic bags across all retailers. The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched the Single-Use Plastic Policy in March 2020, which, […]

Fashion brand Marc O'Polo taps Retraced for traceability

Published on June 1, 2022

Fashion company Marc O'Polo has signed a deal with Germany's Retraced to provide item-level traceability for its clothing products. Set up in 2019, Retraced provides a blockchain and cloud-based chain-of-custody traceability tool that allows customers in the apparel and textiles industries to digitally track products from production to retail, helping them to gain greater insight […]

Sharjah inaugurates ME’s first waste-to-energy plant

Published on May 30, 2022

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Tuesday inaugurated the Sharjah Waste to Energy plant, the first-of-its-kind project in the Middle East. The plant, announced in 2018, will divert up to 300,000 tonnes of waste from landfills annually, supporting the achievement of the UAE’s goals […]

EGYPT: Schneider Electric and Tatweer Misr to develop smart cities

Published on May 30, 2022

The Egyptian subsidiary of French energy company Schneider Electric has entered into a partnership with Egyptian real estate developer Tatweer Misr for the digital transformation of several cities in the country. The agreement, which includes the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the design and implementation of smart cities, will enable the North African country […]

ClientEarth commences legal action against Dutch airline KLM for greenwashing

Published on May 29, 2022

The airline industry has a climate problem. Aviation relies on highly polluting fossil fuels, and expert studies warn that the airline industry cannot reach net zero by 2050 and align with climate goals without lowering air traffic. However, KLM’s marketing campaign attempts to convince consumers otherwise, giving a false impression of the sustainability of its […]

Dubai hotel opens eco-friendly vertical farm on site

Published on May 28, 2022

Ritz-Carlton JBR grows its own herbs to tackle sustainability crisis and provide fresh ingredients A Dubai hotel has taken a big step when it comes to sustainably sourcing ingredients at its in-house restaurants – by setting up a vertical hydroponic farm on-site. Having produce grown on the premises reduces its carbon footprint and transport costs for the […]

EGA and American University of Sharjah to research food waste re-use

Published on May 27, 2022

Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today announced a collaboration with the American University of Sharjah’s College of Engineering to research the economic and environmental benefits of re-using of food waste to enrich manufactured soils made from bauxite residue, and further applications in waste-to-energy. The […]

Dubai green tariff to apply to all single-use bags including paper and biodegradable

Published on May 26, 2022

Charge being introduced in July covers paper and other biodegradable materials, as well as plastic bags, officials say As Dubai gears up to introducing a 25 fils ($0.07) charge for single-use bags, authorities have clarified that this is not limited to plastic bags. From July 1, the mandatory tariff will be applied to all single-use bags — […]

Technology and sustainability: opportunities for the hospitality industry

Published on May 23, 2022

Last week, Globally invited veterans from the hospitality industry to a forum at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to discuss how hotels are making themselves more sustainable, and the benefits they are seeing as a result. In a recent Booking.com survey, 71% of respondents say they want to travel more sustainably in the next year. So […]

Egypt and Italy's Eni to develop $25m carbon capture and storage project

Published on May 23, 2022

The project will capture and store between 25,000 and 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually Egypt and Italian energy company Eni plan to develop a project to capture and store carbon dioxide in the Meleiha field as the North African country moves to reduce emissions. The project, which will entail an investment of $25 million, […]

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