Lootah Biofuels and MOEI sign landmark MoU to accelerate development and adoption of Biofuels in UAE 20/3/2024

The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI) of the United Arab Emirates and Lootah Biofuels, a leading circular economy pioneer producing biofuel from cooking oil in the UAE, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This strategic partnership aims to solidify bilateral relations and foster collaboration in developing, promoting, and utilizing biofuels as a sustainable and alternative energy source for the nation. ...more

Death tolls mount as elephants and people compete for land in Sri Lanka 20/3/2024

Setting out from home to collect firewood on a cool spring morning last year, Harshini Wanninayake and her mother had no idea only one of them would come back alive. The pair were walking to a nearby forest from Eriyawa, a village in north-west Sri Lanka, when they heard a loud rustling close by. ...more

Dh50,000 prize for ‘Dubai’s Best Homegrown Produce’ 19/3/2024

Dubai Municipality on Monday announced ‘Dubai’s Best Homegrown Produce Competition’, one of the programs under Dubai Farms, which seeks to support citizen farmers who are productive agricultural entrepreneurs. ...more

Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds 19/3/2024

Billion-dollar financing is driving unsustainable increases in global meat and dairy production, a report has found. ...more

Britain's emissions cuts hampered by slow heat pump uptake, watchdog says 19/3/2024

Britain's progress in cutting emissions in the home heating sector is being hampered by a slow uptake of heat pumps, a parliamentary watchdog said in a report on Monday. ...more

Storm brewing: How climate change could cause a coffee crisis and threaten other key crops 19/3/2024

Since agriculture developed in the Middle East about 12,000 years ago, farmers have been at the mercy of the weather when hoping for a good harvest. ...more

The 'insane' plan to save the Arctic's sea-ice 19/3/2024

Perched on sea-ice off Canada's northern coast, parka-clad scientists watch saltwater pump out over the frozen ocean. ...more

COP29 host Azerbaijan plans to upgrade climate target 18/3/2024

Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. climate change talks, hopes to upgrade its emissions reduction target in time for the event, the incoming president of the COP29 summit said on Thursday. ...more

Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says 18/3/2024

At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics — from food packaging to toys to medical devices — than previously estimated by environmental agencies, a report published on Thursday found, raising questions over pollution and consumer safety. ...more

Germany on track to reach 2030 targets, environment agency says 18/3/2024

Germany's greenhouse emissions fell by around 10% in 2023, the biggest drop since the 1990 reunification, the country reported on Friday as its economy shrank while green power production rose. ...more