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RTA installs 100 solar-powered nol recharging machines

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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed the installation of 100 nol top-up machines powered by solar energy in several parts of Dubai. The step is part of RTA’s efforts to expand the use of renewable energy in all services and [...] 

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DEWA to develop floating solar power plants in Arabian Gulf

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has issued a request for proposal, RFP, for appointing consultants to study, develop and construct floating solar photovoltaic plants in the Arabian Gulf.

This is a new and innovative initiative by DEWA to [...] 

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DEWA organises workshop for participants of 4th cycle of Carbon Ambassadors Programme

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has organised a workshop on sustainability and climate change for participants of the 4th Carbon Ambassadors Programme. DEWA launched the programme with the support of the United Nations [...] 

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DEWA’s Sustainable Building parking receives Parksmart Pioneer Certification

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The parking structure of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA’s) Sustainable Building in Al Quoz received the Parksmart certificate from the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) of the US Green Building Council (USGBC). DEWA’s Sustainable [...] 

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Walmart on Track to Reduce 1 Billion Metric Tons of Emissions

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Walmart Inc. issued its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance Report, which details the company’s goals, progress and achievements for fiscal year 2019 toward its commitment to activate climate change initiatives, enhance sustainability [...] 

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Empower: District cooling is environmentally-friendly and saves energy

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In light of the urban expansion and the major developments in the construction sector, especially in the GCC, the gradual rise in temperature has become a challenge during the last hundred to two hundred years due to greenhouse gas emissions, carbon [...] 

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IATA Resolution calls for Implementation of Global Carbon Offsetting Scheme

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 75th Annual General Meeting (AGM) overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on governments to continue important work for full implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International [...] 

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World’s largest luxury cruise company spewing air pollution to the extreme

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The world’s largest luxury cruise operator, Carnival Corporation, emitted more pollution in the form of nearly 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts than did all 260 million European cars in 2017. This is according to a new analysis [...] 

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Tetra Pak Sustainability Reporting

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Over the past two decades the company’s approach to sustainability reporting has evolved significantly, from focusing on environmental commitments and actions in the first report in 1999, to evaluating every part of the business and its impact, including [...] 

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The Middle East’s largest airport solar energy system is ready at DXB

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Dubai Airports, operator of the world’s busiest international airport, and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO), a leading energy service company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), have announced [...] 

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