#Emissions

Abu Dhabi to deploy laser-based technology to measure vehicle emissions

Abu Dhabi to deploy laser-based technology to measure vehicle emissions

The three-week study will detect and quantify emissions from moving vehicles in real time at six locations in Abu Dhabi

Samsung emissions

Samsung to invest $5bn under plan to tame rising emissions

South Korea’s biggest company also aims to switch overseas factories entirely to renewable electricity within five years

QatarEnergy

QatarEnergy awards contract for 875MW solar power plants

These plants are to be built in Mesaieed Industrial City and Ras Laffan Industrial City

RTA

Dubai’s RTA sees 18% drop in energy consumption across its operations

It managed to reduce total emissions by 13 per cent in 2021

QatarEnergy

QatarEnergy vows to erase almost all methane emissions by 2030

The Qatari company has signed up to the Aiming for Zero Methane Emissions Initiative

Combustion

Europe moves closer to cutting off its lifeblood combustion engine

Members of Parliament voted in favour of mandating that carmakers eliminate emissions from the cars they sell from 2035 onward

Dubai

Dubai saves 2.2 TWh of electricity, 5.6 billion gallons of water in the past decade

Savings in the commercial sector between 2012 and 2021 amounted to 1.3 TWh of electricity and 2.5 billion gallons of water

UAE’s Aldar signs agreement with EWEC to promote clean energy adoption

Via the agreement, 100 per cent of Aldar’s owned and managed operating assets will be powered by EWEC’s clean energy sources for up to five years

Bring tech and innovation to the climate-change fight

Since 1980, the Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the globe

2021 ended as fifth-hottest year with push from spiking methane

Atmospheric methane increased by a record amount last year, to 1,876 parts per billion

COP26 finally set rules on carbon markets. What does it mean?

One of the biggest challenges in the fight against climate change is the cost

UAE: Driving net-zero aspirations with public-private partnership support

Engaging the private sector, public sector, and all other stakeholders is imperative

Why measuring carbon emissions accurately is imperative to reducing them

Carbon accounting isn’t as rigorous without strong regulations, writes Bloomberg columnist Akshat Rathi

Abu Dhabi unveils fleet of electric buses

The electric buses will be powered by the fast-charging LTO battery