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Microsoft Announces It Will Be Carbon Negative By 2030

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Microsoft Corp. announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon footprint. By 2030 Microsoft will be carbon negative, and by 2050 Microsoft will remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted [...] 

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SCFO announces upgraded Sharjah Baby and Family Friendly Project to benefit children

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The Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO) has announced the upgrading of its Sharjah Baby Friendly Project to the Sharjah Baby and Family Friendly (SBFF) Project, with a renewed focus to include parents, families, and other caregivers within its ambit [...] 

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Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park phase 3 operational in April

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The 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will be operational in April, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA. The announcement was made following a site visit by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, DEWA Managing Director [...] 

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Recycling of critical minerals is not the only solution

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A recent report from the UK Office of Science and Technology states that while the UK is dependent on imported critical minerals for a number of sectors there is no specific strategy for their supply, a worrying thought considering the implications [...] 

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First city centre Zero Emission Zone proposed for Oxford

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Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published final draft proposals for the UK’s first city centre Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ), due to be implemented in December this year. GlobalData’s motor finance editor Chris Lemmon reports.

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Shortage of financing options could stall electric vehicle sales

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Figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in August 2019 showed UK registrations of fully electric vehicles were up by 158% year-on-year.

EV registrations have also proved to be the silver lining in the UK new car market, [...] 

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Marine engineering giant taking decarbonisation very seriously

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The Getting to Zero Coalition has been set up with the aim of developing zero-emission vessels and making them commercially available by 2030. The coalition is an alliance of more than 90 companies within the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance [...] 

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Aster Volunteers and Emirates NBD take to Al Qudra Desert for Green Choices clean up initiative

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Aster Volunteers and Emirates NBD employees joined hands to clean up plastic wastes from Al Qudra Desert. The initiative saw 181 participants gather to remove up to 79 bags of harmful waste from the area for the benefit of the desert’s [...] 

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Sharjah Child Friendly Office organises consultation sessions to evaluate ‘Baby-Friendly Project’

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The Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO) has organised a series of consultation sessions with entities accredited and registered with its Sharjah Baby Friendly Project, in line with its efforts to evaluate its progress, and explore ways to expand its [...] 

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