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Dubai’s Hassyan Energy secures $2.3 billion financing from UNB and nine other banks for its clean coal project

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UNB acts as a Mandated Lead Arranger and Onshore Security Agent for the landmark USD 2.3 Billion project finance facility to develop the Hassyan 2,400MW Clean Coal Power Project in Dubai.

The Project sponsors are DEWA (51%) and a consortium comprising [...] 

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Submit your Innovation to the Zayed Sustainability Prize

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The world’s preeminent award for recognising innovation in renewable energy and sustainability solutions, the Zayed Future Energy Prize, has restructured, rebranded, and is now known as the Zayed Sustainability Prize.

Alongside Energy and Global High [...] 

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LOreal Accelerates Its Transformation in 2017

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As part of L’Oréal’s sustainability programme, Sharing Beauty With All, launched in 2013, the Group set itself a series of tangible commitments towards 2020. They address all its impacts and engage its whole value chain – from product design [...] 

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Dubai Supreme Council of Energy promotes the Emirates Energy Award 2017 in Oman

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Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) held a press conference in Oman to promote the 3rd Emirates Energy Award (EEA 2017) that will be held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE [...] 

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Carbon Footprint of Global Tourism Rising

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A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney shows that global tourism, a trillion-dollar industry, contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and its carbon footprint is expanding rapidly.

Domestic and international tourism [...] 

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Say No to Plastic Furniture

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When you think about decorating your home, shop, restaurant, garden or place, you think of many factors. These factors assist you in deciding what to buy and why to buy. Every item you jot down in the list of items to buy has a logical justification [...] 

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Progress on Global Energy Goals Slow, but Strong Gains in Countries Show Promise

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The world is not on track to meet the global energy targets for 2030 set as part of the Sustainable Development Goals, but real progress is being made in certain areas – particularly expansion of access to electricity in least developed countries, [...] 

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Europe aims to become a world-class commercialiser of fuel cell technology

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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is coordinating a five-year European consortium worth more than EUR 10 million, which is developing commercial applications from SOFC fuel cell technology. The aim is to implement the reliable production of [...] 

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Emirates NBD expands footprint of disability-friendly branches

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Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has expanded its disability-friendly branch network to include the Hamriya, Rashidya and Al Aweer branches, in addition to the Jumeirah and Jumeirah Emirates Towers branches. The bank has also implemented [...] 

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Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Holds Workshops to Assess Climate Risks and Adaptation Actions in Energy, Infrastructure Sectors

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The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) is organizing a series of stakeholder workshops on climate change adaptation in the energy and infrastructure sectors at its headquarters in  [...] 

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