Category Archives: Environment

DEWA visits 253 houses in Zabeel area as part of Neighbourhood campaign

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has continued its Neighbourhood campaign by visiting 253 houses in Zabeel area.

65 DEWA employees and 40 volunteers from Zayed University and the Higher Colleges of Technology, in addition to female students of the Community Development Centre participated in the campaign, which aims to raise awareness on conservation and protecting natural resources while adopting a sustainable lifestyle.

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Methane might be the next wildcard in climate change

Methane concentrations in the atmosphere are growing faster than any time in the past 20 years. The increase is largely driven by the growth in food production, according to the Global Methane Budget released today. Methane is contributing less to global warming than carbon dioxide (CO₂), but it is a very powerful greenhouse gas.

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Trump’s EPA pick may struggle to dismantle Obama’s environmental legacy

Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has fought President Barack Obama’s measures to curb climate change at every turn as attorney general of Oklahoma. Now he is hoping to take apart Obama’s environmental legacy from the inside out, a task that could prove tougher than it sounds.

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UAE preempted climate change warnings by taming the desert

The UAE, which was founded 45 years ago, preceded warnings of environmental experts on repercussions of the climate change, global warming and pollution in all its forms, by taming the desert and cultivating green spaces as well as protecting water and animal resources, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has said.

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