The multilateral Climate Investment Funds announced that it will deploy up to $1bn in funding to decarbonise heavy-emitting industries this month, launching a call to developing countries to participate. The …
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October 2024
The Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has announced its partnership with Sport Impact Summit (SIS), an initiative which organisers say is aimed at harnessing sport to drive sustainability, …
District cooling services provider, Empower signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. this week to supply energy-efficient water-cooled centrifugal chillers. Under the agreement, the second between the …
This week, Saudi-based conglomerate Rawabi Holding Company announced the signing of a Joint Venture (JV) in Saudi Arabia with sustainability fintech company World Wide Generation (WWG). The parties shared that …
Twenty-seven companies in Dubai have been awarded the Dubai Chamber of Commerce’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Label, it was announced this week. The Label, launched in August and developed …
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Sustained Greening of Antarctic Peninsula Observed from Satellites | Report
A new study conducted by the universities of Exeter and Hertfordshire and the British Antarctic Survey has found that vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold …
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) have announced a new partnership aimed at raising awareness about the climate crisis‘ harmful effects on winter …
Over the last few years, ESG has been the topic of much debate, division and controversy. From political backlash and investors stepping away to greenwashing scandals and tightening regulations, it’s …
Private education company Innoventures Education has unveiled a new environmental initiative this week to plant 20,001 trees in alignment with the UAE’s recently launched ‘Plant the Emirates’ initiative. The national …
A new programme for agricultural development has been unveiled in the UAE this month. Dubbed “Plant the Emirates,” the national programme, initiated by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice …