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UAE Company, Purecog, Set to Disrupt Single-use Plastic Usage in Three Key Industries

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Purecog, a Dubai based company focussed on minimising waste and maximising resource efficiency, has launched an initiative to assess and reduce the harmful and costly plastic footprint of organisations within the Tourism, Hospitality and Healthcare [...] 

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Empower to provide district cooling services to 260 buildings in Business Bay

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Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced that the total number of buildings to be supplied with district cooling services will reach 260 buildings in the  [...] 

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UAE Parliamentary Division presents climate change efforts at ECOSOC Youth Forum

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During the eighth UN Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, Youth Forum, the UAE Parliamentary Division presented the country’s global efforts to deal with climate change, adopt national and international initiatives that aim to ease the impact of [...] 

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Carbon Ambassadors train on ISO14064 for GHG Accounting

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised a workshop for the fourth batch of the Carbon Ambassadors Programme. The Carbon Ambassadors Programme was launched by DEWA with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), [...] 

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New report by IRENA charts pathways to further accelerate energy transformation

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As the urgency to take bold climate action grows, a new analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds that scaling-up renewable energy combined with electrification could deliver more than three quarters of the energy-related [...] 

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Bank al Etihad Moves Towards Disabled-Friendly Facilities by Partnering with Accessible Jordan

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Recognizing the challenges persons with disabilities face throughout the various aspects of their lives, Bank al Etihad partnered with Accessible Jordan to minimize these obstacles starting from within the Bank – consequently promoting accessibility [...] 

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Why Skincare Still Matters At 35,000 Feet

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It’s quite fun – jet setting around the world and traveling through different time zones. One day you’re in Paris having dinner and next you find yourself lost in the streets of Japan. It’s fun until you realize your skin getting more dehydrated [...] 

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Residential Housing Industry: What are Green Steel Beams?

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Green steel beams are construction materials that can bear heavy loads while offering an opposing force to remain unaffected by bending. The bending moment is often characterized by the force of bending, which is inflicted on the beam from the added [...] 

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