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22 04 2019 | 09:41

Audit for GSAS Design & Build Certification of Al Wakrah Stadium has been completed.

Doha: The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has completed all the audit requirements for Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) Certification of Al Wakrah stadium, which is…

22 04 2019 | 07:00

Agrophotovoltaics: Land use efficiency of up to 186 percent.

The dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture is economical and has an enormous potential for arid climate zones. This is the result of a pilot project in Germany.

21 04 2019 | 14:48

U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Weren’t Built for Climate Change.

In 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, Gregory Jaczko, then the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, had to worry about…

19 04 2019 | 12:20

Climate-Vulnerable Countries Plan New Tools To Fund Green Development.

With at least a billion people in developing countries facing serious risk as the climate warms, the 48 members of the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20) is introducing a new set…

19 04 2019 | 09:04

Dozens arrested in Extinction Rebellion climate change protest.

Police made 29 arrests as about 300 climate change protesters blocked one of the main roads into Edinburgh's city centre. Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Scotland targeted North Bridge as part of…

19 04 2019 | 08:12

Can We Achieve Sustainability While Ignoring Equality?

Pretending environmental protection and economic justice are separate public policy problems will prevent us from ever achieving either. The Our Common Future report (Brundtland et al., 1987)…

18 04 2019 | 15:55

Why India, Chile, and Jordan lead the way on renewable energy.

Three developing nations are leaders in the race to find clean energy sources. We looked to see if they offer lessons on how to efficiently pivot away from fossil fuels.

18 04 2019 | 15:33

Climate Strikes: “Whose future? Our future!”.

Another month, another climate strike. Today, students from across the globe went on strike again for climate action. The Fridays for Future concept started in order to raise global awareness and to…

18 04 2019 | 08:16

GSAS to be adopted in Kuwait following a strategic partnership between GORD and NTEC.

The Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kuwait based National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC), a member of the Kuwait…

17 04 2019 | 13:33

Vienna Energy Transition Forum, Vienna, June 6 - 7, 2019.

Convened by the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) in partnership with Energy Center Europe (ECE) Hilton Vienna Plaza Hotel, June 6-7, 2019

17 04 2019 | 07:18

Glaciers lose nine trillion tonnes ice in half a century.

When we think of climate change, one of the first things to come to mind is melting polar ice. However, ice loss isn’t just restricted to the polar regions. According to research published today,…

17 04 2019 | 07:15

Travel Indaba set to introduce the Green Stand Awards.

Africa’s Travel Indaba, which recognises the importance of high value-low impact tourism and preserving the environment through innovative solutions, will be taking place between 2-4 May, 2019, at…

15 04 2019 | 12:48

Kenya: Nairobi sends trucks of food, water to drought-hit Turkana.

Millions of dollars are set aside every year for water projects in areas prone to drought in Kenya. Nairobi has sent foodstuffs to the hunger-troubled counties of Turkana and West Pokot to save…

15 04 2019 | 07:37

Zero-waste beauty brand ‘Ethique’ launches in UK.

Ethique, a zero-waste beauty brand, has officially launched in the UK. The brand originated in New Zealand in 2012, where Founder Brianne West made it her mission to find a plastic free alternative…

15 04 2019 | 07:30

Nigerian recycling initiative, Wecyclers wins African Development prize.

Wecyclers, a Nigerian start-up has won the 2018-2019 King Baudouin African Development Prize worth 200,000 Euros. Wecyclers works with low income households to recycle their trash and give the Lagos…

13 04 2019 | 14:01

Kenya to sign deal for the US $3bn Nairobi-Mombasa expressway project.

Kenya is set to sign the US $3bn deal with USA for the construction of Nairobi-Mombasa expressway this month. US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter announced the reports and said the deal will pave…

12 04 2019 | 15:42

Zambians can pursue mining pollution claim in English courts.

Villagers say mine run by subsidiary of UK-based firm has caused illness and deaths Two thousand Zambian villagers who say their lives have been ruined by toxic runoff from the world’s second-…

12 04 2019 | 09:34

Kenya to construct 2000 affordable housing units in Laikipia County.

The Governor for Laikipia County in Kenya, Ndiritu Muriithi, has announced the government’s plan to construct 2,000 affordable house units in Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Rumuriti, Wiyumiririe and other major…

12 04 2019 | 09:01

Five ways to make your home less toxic.

We are surrounded by chemicals – in food and drink, cleaning products, household items and furnishings. Here’s how to reduce household pollution.

11 04 2019 | 17:57

Danish billionaires plan to rewild large swath of Scottish Highlands.

The Danish billionaires who are now Scotland’s largest private landowners are trying to restore the Highlands for generations to come, one of their closest advisers has said. Tim Kirkwood said that…