Solar energy-run pond park to open in Dubai soon
Dubai Municipality has completed its latest pond park project in Khawaneej, a zero energy, sustainable project running on solar energy. The park, which has cost around Dh21 million, will soon open...
UAE: New fire code to address marina, solar power incidents
A chapter on marina fires and another on solar power-related standards and firefighting techniques will be part of the amended UAE Fire and Life Safety Code 2016, expected to be out by the end of...
Civil War Spurs Spike in Solar Energy Use in Yemen
Sanaa residents switch to alternative energy amid power cuts and rising fuel prices Air pollution has been a serious problem in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, but that’s starting to change. How?...
Treasury blocked moves to charge diesel cars to enter polluted UK cities
The Treasury blocked other government departments from charging diesel cars to enter towns and cities blighted by air pollution, documents revealed during a high court hearing on Tuesday. Legal NGO...
Cuddles and Kalashnikovs: protecting DR Congo’s mountain gorillas
A powerful combination of love and guns is helping rebuild an endangered gorilla community in the jungles of war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Threatened with extinction, some of the...
Rat race: Jakarta offers rewards to catch rodents
The Indonesian capital Jakarta, one of the world’s most overcrowded and polluted megacities, has launched a new bid to rid its streets of vermin — by offering residents $1.50 for every...
Abu Dhabi Launches Israeli Surveillance System
The Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Control Centre [ADMCC] said the new Falcon Eye surveillance system “links thousands of cameras spread across the city, as well as thousands of other cameras...
Suqia wins first place in the Carbon Ambassadors Programme 2015-2016
The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), won first place for their water purification unit in the Carbon Ambassadors Programme 2015-2016 during the 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment...
