Fast-charging electric vehicle stations planned for UAE 11/5/2023

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei has said that the ministry is researching a new legislation on electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the UAE, with the goal of reducing the charging time while maintaining high efficiency at a “reasonable” price. ...more

World not ready yet to 'switch off' fossil fuels, COP28 host UAE says 11/5/2023

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions - not the production of oil, gas and coal - at the upcoming U.N. climate change negotiations that it will host this December. ...more

Clean energy is poised for growth in the new industrial age 11/5/2023

The International Energy Agency has just published its IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives 2023 report, in which the IEA states that clean energy manufacturing is primed for substantial growth as world enters a “new industrial age.” ...more

Does burying CO2 really remove carbon from the air? 11/5/2023

Swiss company Climeworks announced that it successfully removed carbon dioxide from the air and buried it in the ground. In this process, CO2 will turn to rock over time. This way of sequestering carbon has been verified by an independent third-party audit. ...more

No plastic bags in Malaysia for good soon 11/5/2023

The use of plastic bags will be phased out within two years across all businesses, including roadside stalls. ...more

1 million meals from surplus food distributed in UAE 10/5/2023

The National Food Loss and Waste Initiative, ‘ne’ma’, distributed 1 million meals to the underprivileged during Ramadan, in collaboration with UAE Food Bank. ...more

EU set for tough talks after lawmakers back stricter methane rules 10/5/2023

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday in favour of rules that would force companies selling oil and gas in Europe to cut their methane emissions, setting itself up for tough negotiations with EU countries seeking weaker limits on the potent greenhouse gas. ...more

China to implement stricter vehicle emissions standards from July 1 10/5/2023

China will implement an upgraded version of emission standards for vehicles nationwide from July 1, the country's environment ministry said on Tuesday, pressuring automakers to clear inventories of their old models ahead of the new rules. ...more

Wansbeck trees and shrubs to be sampled for CO2 storage 10/5/2023

Trees, shrubs and soil will be sampled for carbon storage as part of a project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ...more

Warming-stoked tides eating huge holes in Greenland glacier 10/5/2023

Daily tides stoked with increasingly warmer water ate a hole taller than the Washington Monument at the bottom of one of Greenland’s major glaciers in the last couple years, accelerating the retreat of a crucial part of the glacier, a new study found. ...more