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Airbus has taken the next step in reducing its industrial carbon footprint with the maiden flight of a Beluga super-transporter using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from the aerospace company’s Broughton plant in the UK.

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The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) released on Monday the seventh ‘State of Green Economy Report’. Themed ‘2020: Towards the next 50’, this edition focuses on public and private sector initiatives that will contribute to the [...] 

Times Square Center is getting ready to reveal its newly refurbished, sustainable and energy-efficient food court area ‘Picnic Square,’ and has announced limited space availability for any new brands hoping to move into the mall and tap [...] 

The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) Youth Council hosted a Youth Circle on ‘Behavioural Change for Energy & Water Efficiency’, in a bid to engage the youth in DoE’s efforts to promote energy and water conservation in the community and [...] 

Sama Bilbao y León, Director-General of World Nuclear Association (WNA), has praised the UAE’s commitment to providing an environmentally friendly energy sector through the Barakah Peaceful Nuclear Energy Plants Project.

She said that the UAE’s [...] 

For the 14th consecutive year, Dubai has achieved significant results in reducing electricity consumption during Earth Hour 2021, with a 291 megawatts reduction, and avoided 118 tonnes of carbon emissions, said Dubai Water and Electricity Authority [...] 

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) committed today to become carbon neutral in its operations and facilities by 2035 through a combination of further investment in energy savings projects, conversion to renewable energy sources, completion of capital [...] 

SunKiss, the UAE’s first luxury, sustainable sun care line offers beach essentials that make a difference to the planet. The mineral SPF range, alongside the new Glow body oil, are reef-friendly, natural and packaged in recyclable and refillable [...] 

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the 2020 Hamdan Bin Mohammed Programme for the Government Services Flag for its Smart Living initiative, which helps customers monitor their water and electricity consumption digitally and proactively, [...] 

As part of my day-to-day business, I get the opportunity to chat up with various entrepreneurs in the region. A recent Zoom session with Sara was a novel experience.

Sara is from Morocco and like most Dubai-based expats came here for a few years – [...]