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Environment & Energy
Renewable energy jobs and accees report
11 months ago
Abu Dhabi Establishing renewable energy projects to achieve the UN goal of providing sustainable energy for all by 2030 would create up to 4 million direct jobs in the off-grid sector alone, officials told a press conference here yesterday. A report titled “Renewable Energy Jobs and... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Food situation in Yemen ‘extremely dire’
11 months ago
Dubai A quarter of a million children are at risk now in Yemen unless immediate aid reaches them. “The situation is extremely dire,” Geert Cappelaere, Unicef’s representative in Yemen told Gulf News yesterday. “Some have days to live. Some have weeks. Few have... Full story
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Environment & Energy
IRENA Council Reflects Strong International Commitment to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment
11 months ago
The level of participation during the third meeting of the Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the decisions taken, demonstrate strong international commitment to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies. Some 260 representatives, including seven at... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Dubai energy efficiency actions reviewed
11 months ago
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, vice-chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, or DSCE, chaired the Council's 17th board meeting at the headquarters of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, or Dewa. Present at the meeting were Nejib Zaafrani, secretary-general and CEO of the DSCE and... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Urban wasteland: World Bank sees global garbage crisis
11 months ago
The world’s city dwellers are fast producing more and more trash in a “looming crisis” that will pose huge financial and environmental burdens, the World Bank warned on Wednesday. Urban specialists said the growing pile of trash from urban dwellers is as daunting as global... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Students celebrate 'World Environment Day'
11 months ago
More than hundred students in the age group of 8 to 12 celebrated World Environment Day on Tuesday as Dubai Investments hosted an interactive session in coordination with the Ministry of Education (MoE). The primary and middle school students took part in educational and entertainment... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Companies Have a Global Responsibility to Switch to LED Lighting, According to Honeywell ED&S
11 months ago
Honeywell ED&S launches lighting consultancy service to support facilities managers switch to LED lighting Honeywell Electrical Devices & Systems (ED&S) has called for a worldwide switch to LED lighting, claiming that organisations across the globe – large and small – have ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Emirates Post participates in World Environment Day celebrations
11 months ago
Dubai, June 6, 2012 – Under the execution and supervision of the Department of Mass Communication, Emirates Post Group participated in the World Environment Day organized by the Ministry of Environment & Water under the slogan "Green economy: Does it include you?" at Star Atrium in Dubai... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Rare Venus transit draws astronomers worldwide
11 months ago
Sky-gazers around the world held up their telescopes and viewing glasses Wednesday to watch a once-in-a-lifetime event as Venus slid across the sun. The transit began shortly after 2200 GMT Tuesday in parts of North America, Central America and the northern part of South America, and was... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Roads being paved with recylced gravel in Abu Dhabi
11 months ago
Abu Dhabi - On the suburbs of the capital city in Bani Yas, gravel left over from construction projects is carefully sourced and taken away. To the ordinary passerby, the significance of this initiative by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City may be lost. The gravel, however, is used to pave roads in ... Full story



