Friday 19 Jul 2024 |
AFED2022
 
AFEDAnnualReports
Environment and development AL-BIA WAL-TANMIA Leading Arabic Environment Magazine

 
News
 
EU auditors say real CO2 emissions from most cars have not fallen 26/1/2024
EU auditors say real CO2 emissions from most cars have not fallen Real CO2 emissions from most passengers cars on EU roads are the same as 12 years ago despite reduction targets set in 2010 for newly registered vehicles, putting in jeopardy Europe's green agenda, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Wednesday. ...more
Opinion polls signal EU election result could hamper climate action - research 26/1/2024
Opinion polls signal EU election result could hamper climate action - research The European Parliament election this year could make passing ambitious climate change policies harder, if the vote delivers the "sharp right turn" that recent opinion polls suggest, researchers said on Wednesday. ...more
Airbus launches first global aircraft recycling project in southwest China -Xinhua 26/1/2024
Airbus launches first global aircraft recycling project in southwest China -Xinhua Airbus (AIR.PA) has unveiled its first global aircraft recycling project in aviation hub Chengdu in southwest China, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. ...more
IKEA sets new targets for emissions cuts as more factories switch to renewable power 26/1/2024
IKEA sets new targets for emissions cuts as more factories switch to renewable power IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, on Thursday said it aims to cut emissions by 50% by its 2030 financial year, up from its previous target of 15% which it already exceeded in 2023. ...more
Sierra Leone's capital under threat from deforestation, UN report says 25/1/2024
Sierra Leone's capital under threat from deforestation, UN report says A national park that provides clean water to Sierra Leone's capital Freetown is critically under threat due to human activities such as land grabbing, charcoal burning, quarrying and marijuana cultivation, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. ...more
Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025 25/1/2024
Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025 Nuclear power generation is likely to break records in 2025 as more countries invest in reactors to fuel the shift to a low-carbon global economy, while renewable energy is likely to overtake coal as a power source early next year, data has shown. ...more
EU fossil fuel use for energy to drop 80% under 2040 climate goal -document 25/1/2024
EU fossil fuel use for energy to drop 80% under 2040 climate goal -document The European Union's use of fossil fuels for energy would drop 80% by 2040, compared with 1990 levels, if the bloc moves ahead with a target to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by that date, a draft document showed on Tuesday. ...more
Wars and climate crisis keep Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight 25/1/2024
Wars and climate crisis keep Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to human extinction, has stayed at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it had been since it was established in 1947, a panel of international scientists has said. ...more
OCEAN LITERACY: UNESCO AND PRADA GROUP EXTEND THEIR SEA BEYOND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO 56 COUNTRIES 25/1/2024
OCEAN LITERACY: UNESCO AND PRADA GROUP EXTEND THEIR SEA BEYOND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO 56 COUNTRIES Ahead of the International Day of Education, UNESCO and Prada Group announced the 3rd edition of their SEA BEYOND educational program dedicated to the dissemination of ocean literacy and ocean preservation. More than 34,000 students in 56 countries will benefit from this training this year. This new chapter will also be marked by a new partnership with Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (Libraries without Borders). ...more
Sharjah to roll out faster electric vehicle charging stations 24/1/2024
Sharjah to roll out faster electric vehicle charging stations To make it easy for people to switch to electric vehicles (EVs), Sharjah plans to set up chargers at hundreds of sites. ...more
 
Ask An Expert
Boghos Ghougassian
Composting
Videos
 
Recent Publications
Arab Environment 9: Sustainable Development in a Changing Arab Climate
 
ان جميع مقالات ونصوص "البيئة والتنمية" تخضع لرخصة الحقوق الفكرية الخاصة بـ "المنشورات التقنية". يتوجب نسب المقال الى "البيئة والتنمية" . يحظر استخدام النصوص لأية غايات تجارية . يُحظر القيام بأي تعديل أو تحوير أو تغيير في النص الأصلي. لمزيد من المعلومات عن حقوق النشر يرجى الاتصال بادارة المجلة
© All rights reserved, Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia and Technical Publications. Proper reference should appear with any contents used or quoted. No parts of the contents may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means without permission. Use for commercial purposes should be licensed.