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Dubai street lights to be partly switched off
55 residential areas earmarked. Street lights in 55 residential areas in Dubai will be partly switched off at night in an effort to conserve energy and reduce carbondioxide emissions. This decision is in line with the Dubai Government Strategy 2015 to achieve sustainable development. According to a ‘Gulf News’ report, about 40 per cent of [...]
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Solar power forecast to pay dividends for residents
Solar power is forecast to start generating revenue for Dubai residents within two years. The Government plans to create financial incentives such as subsidies for companies to build solar arrays or for residents to install rooftop panels, according to the head of the emirate’s energy planning body. “It is in the pipeline,” said Nejib Zaafrani, [...]
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Australia to impose carbon tax on worst polluters
The Australian government has unveiled plans to impose a tax on carbon emissions for the worst polluters. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said carbon dioxide emissions would be taxed at A$23 ($25; £15) per tonne from 2012. The country’s biggest economic reform in a generation will cover some 500 companies. In 2015, a market-based trading scheme [...]
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ADED issues Sustainability Report 2010
The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADED) issued its Sustainability Report for the year 2010 which showed a remarkable improvement in both the environmental & social impact index, with emphasis laid on the department’s endeavor to keep the operation costs of different services in balance. In a preface to the report, Nasser Al-Suwaidi, ADED [...]
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EAD launches greenhouse gas emissions data project
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has hosted a major workshop as the first step towards a new government initiative to collect greenhouse gas emissions data in the UAE capital. The major sectors responsible for emissions in the emirate are energy, agriculture, land use and forestry, industrial processes and product use and waste. Representatives [...]
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