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Community SustainableHow to save big on your energy bill

January 12, 20218 min

The Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that human societies can transform swiftly. While businesses work their way through the economic crisis, every individual can play a huge part in creating a sustainable environment just by making a few lifestyle changes. A spike in electricity bills from May to September is a common issue faced by UAE residents, as there is a constant need for air-conditioning throughout the summer season in the desert. Here are some top...

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Health SustainableSecret Skin wants to clean up your beauty regime

January 4, 20217 min

Have you ever thought about what’s in your beauty products? Or are you on the lookout for products that are safe not only for your skin but also the rest of your body? A new beauty platform called Secret Skin focuses on creating holistic solutions for men and women to manage their health, wellness and beauty but with a focus on sustainability, too. “If a label states ‘not safe for pregnant women,’ why would you...

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Health SustainableCan climate preparedness mitigate emerging pandemics?

December 31, 202010 min

This story by Tim Hornyak was originally published on Eos as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration of more than 400 news outlets committed to better coverage of the climate crisis. Indonesians say being prepared for climate-related disasters helped blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic – and that lessons in resilience may mitigate the effects of climate crises in the future. The coronavirus pandemic presents different challenges in different countries, but...

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SustainableUN Secretary General: Humanity faces climate “suicide” without US

December 11, 202013 min

The Secretary-General of the United Nations did not mince his words. “The way we are moving is a suicide,” António Guterres said in an interview on Monday. Humanity’s survival will be “impossible,” he added, without the United States rejoining the Paris Agreement and achieving “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050, as the incoming Biden administration has pledged. The Secretary General has been in touch “of course” with the president-elect and said he looks forward to...

by Anna Pukas

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Community Livehealthy Festival Sustainable VideosFighting the plastic plague

November 24, 202012 min

Discarded plastic is choking the life out of the oceans, But how do we go about decreasing our reliance on plastic ?

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Community SustainableHow you can help conserve the planet

October 27, 202011 min

During the depths of the Covid-19 related lockdowns earlier this year, there was one bright beacon: a drop in global carbon dioxide emissions to levels not seen in almost two decades. Even as parts of the world are shutting down and travel restrictions seem far from being lifted, the clear skies, roads and shipping lanes that defined the coronavirus pandemic won’t be part of our world forever. The pandemic forced most people to reexamine how...

by Devinder Bains

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Community SustainableHow to get the perfect balcony garden

October 11, 20209 min

The disruption of 2020 has forced us to look for different hobbies that fit our ‘new normal’ and one past-time that’s growing steadily in popularity is balcony gardening. And why not? It’s safe to do from the comfort of your own home and the sense of achievement and a job well done triggers the release of feel-good chemicals including dopamine. “Confined to their homes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people have been discovering their green...

by Anna Pukas

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Community SustainableThe National Aquarium takes in 1st rescue turtle

September 16, 20205 min

A new wildlife conservation center for rescued marine animals in Abu Dhabi boasts the only specialized rescue vehicle in in the region.

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SustainableHow to save big on your energy bill down this summer

August 3, 20209 min

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how quickly human societies can transform themselves. While businesses work their way through the economic crisis, every individual can play a huge part in creating a sustainable environment just by making a few lifestyle changes. A spike in electricity bills from May to September is a common issue faced by UAE residents, as there is a constant need for air-conditioning throughout the summer season in the desert. Here are some...

by Anna Pukas

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Community SustainableAbu Dhabi: Solar energy capital of the world

July 27, 20205 min

The world’s biggest solar power plant is being developed by an Abu Dhabi-led consortium. The Al Dhafra Solar PV (photovoltaic) plant will deliver solar energy to around 160,000 homes in the UAE — more than the Nour Abu Dhabi planet at Sweihan, which is currently the world’s biggest independent solar power plant. The consortium is led by the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, Taqa, and Masdar, the renewable energy specialists in partnership with the French...

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Sustainable10 of the best books about climate change

July 15, 202013 min

This story by Julia Fine originally appeared in Teen Vogue and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration committed to strengthening coverage of the climate story. Want to go behind the confusing headlines and learn more about the climate crisis? Check out this list of everything from grimly realistic takes on the severity of the crisis to optimistic visions of social and technological solutions, compiled by...

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