The Climate Edit: The UAE is still greening the desert

The Climate Edit: The UAE is still greening the desert

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The Climate Edit

Brazil's Lula urges Brics to lead on climate and health ahead of Cop30

Climate

Cop30 chief: Time to implement, not promise

Climate

World watches as national climate goals loom over Cop30

Climate
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 22, 2020. The Sheikh Zayed Bridge is engulfed by fog on a Tuesday morning. Victor Besa/The National Section: Standalone/Weather
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UAE explained: How and why fog forms in a desert

Specific conditions are required for it to form, such as sand or dust in the air and calm weather

Environment

Business InsightsCharting a water-secure future for Middle East

Energy

Hundreds killed across Asia as torrential rain triggers landslides and flooding

Asia

Business InsightsDeforestation is the climate deal-breaker the world can't afford to ignore

Energy

UAE-led weather warning project to reach 100 million farmers by 2030

Environment

Rare wildcat spotted in Fujairah, raising hopes for its long-term survival

UAE

Daily battle against rising sea on disappearing Philippines island

Environment
Masdar's stand at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The company's renewables projects span from the Middle East and Central Asia to Europe and the US. Victor Besa / The National

Masdar and EUDC explore 24/7 renewable energy project in Uzbekistan

Project is designed to deliver up to 1 gigawatt of baseload power

Energy

Trump attacks green energy policies and calls climate change a 'con job'

Energy

UAE university gets US patent for carbon-cutting battery to power up green goals

UAE

Will Iran's clean energy plans be collateral damage of attacks on nuclear sites?

Energy

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