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Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Etihad Energy Services Company Join Forces to Strengthen Sustainability in Public, Private Sector

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) today signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) to boost sustainability in the public and private sector.

His Excellency Eng Saif Mohamed AlShara, [...] 

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Saudi Mobily business expands its cloud computing footprint with Virtustream and Dell EMC

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Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading mobile and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia along with Virtustream, the enterprise-class cloud company and a Dell Technologies business, and Dell EMC today announced a new strategic agreement [...] 

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Climate change ignites new causes for concern

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hit the nail on the head when he stated recently that climate change is still moving much faster than we are!

There are lucid warning signals. As per Dim Coumou, lead author of the study at the Potsdam [...] 

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Ministry of Climate Change and Environment signs MoU with DEWA to sponsor Carbon Ambassadors Programme

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), where the Ministry will provide strategic sponsorship for the Carbon Ambassadors Programme. The Programme [...] 

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Apple, Akamai, Etsy and Swiss Re Partner on Largest Renewable Energy Aggregation to Date

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While many companies seek to make a demonstrable impact on climate change by bringing new renewable energy projects into their electricity supply portfolio, this aspiration has been challenging for companies with smaller or geographically distributed [...] 

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Starbucks Deepens Local Impact with New, Innovative Employer-Led Service Program

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Starbucks and Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, have launched Starbucks Service Fellows, an innovative, employer-led service program inspired and informed by national service. The initial six-month [...] 

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How can we restore Earth’s nutrient cycles?

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Most of us are familiar with the threats of declining biodiversity, deforestation, and global heating. However, nutrient cycles remain less well understood by the general public and by environmentalists.

Nitrogen and phosphorus are the two primary biological [...] 

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Emirates NBD convenes discussion on making Dubai a disability friendly city by 2020

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Emirates NBD, one of the leading banking groups in the region, today hosted a community discussion on how the country’s public and private sectors can come together in making Dubai a disability friendly city by 2020, in line with the #MyCommunity [...] 

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National Geographic Takes ‘Planet or Plastic?’ Initiative Back-to-School

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As the amount of plastic in the ocean continues to grow, National Geographic asks kids and families to join them in tackling the pressing plastic problem as they head back to school.

Launched in May, National Geographic’s Planet or Plastic? campaign [...] 

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