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24% reduced demand for gasoline during the curfew February 27, 2021 Anwar Gasim, researcher in the Climate and Environment Program at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). RIYADH — Anwar Gasim, a researcher in the Climate and Environment Program at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), revealed that the demand for kerosene decreased by 46% and gasoline by 24% in March 2020 compared with t...

Powering Resilient Cities The future of our energy system is diversified, distributed, and clean. Cities are epicenters of energy consumption, and can be vulnerable to large scale blackouts resulting from severe weather events and natural disasters, human error, or cyber-attacks. But decentralizing the grid through distributed microgrids, regions can fortify themselves to prevent widespread power failures. And by leveraging underutilized urban spaces, cities can facilitate the growth of distrib...

The Aspen Institute’s Energy and Environment Program (EEP) has a more than 50 year track record of working on hard-to-address energy and environmental issues. EEP’s approach is grounded in the Aspen Institute’s philosophy that humanity makes progress when thinkers and do’ers from different backgrounds and perspectives come together to solve critical problems. The program also embraces the power of artful convenings with open minded individuals to illuminate new and innovative pathways f...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Nagoya Protocol is a global agreement, supplementary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which regulates the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with them among the user and provider countries (parties), thereby contributing to the conservation and sustainability of biological diversity. Altho...

Article content World Wetlands Day was celebrated early in February. And later this month, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Environment Program will focus on Great River wetlands, hosting a virtual public information event – World Wetlands Week – Feb. 22-26. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. World Wetlands Week event to be held by Akwesasne Environment Program Back to video The event will examine the vital importance of wetlands for people and th...

Got a cool idea to keep Abu Dhabi green? Initiative still open for applications Alamy image Deadline for Ma’an Social Incubator applications is February 13. Do you have a cool idea that could cut waste and single-use plastics in Abu Dhabi? You have until February 13 to apply for the Ma’an Social Incubator (MSI) programme. The Authority of Social Contribution – Ma’an said on Thursday that based on an environment theme, it was looking for innovative solutions that can also promote sustain...

Share this article Share this article BENTONVILLE, Ark., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Walton Family Foundation today announced a new strategic plan for its next five-year grantmaking cycle. The plan reflects the foundations mission to tackle tough social and environmental problems with urgency and a long-term approach to expand access to opportunity for people and communities. Working across its three, longstanding programmatic areas – protecting rivers and oceans and the communities the...

2021-02-05 15:35:33 GMT2021-02-05 23:35:33(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Video Player Close NAIROBI, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The UN Environment Program (UNEP) on Friday urged African nations to integrate the fight against COVID-19 and climate change response. Richard Munang, Africa regional climate change coordinator at UNEP said that the region needs to leverage on a strategic approach to climate action in order to accelerate socio-economic growth. "This will help the nations to rebuild bette...

Three days before Christmas, Tom Vilsack, President Joe Bidens pick for U.S. agriculture secretary, convened a videoconference with nine prominent civil rights activists and advocates for Black farmers.

The Wall Street Journal’s Sixth Annual Global Food Forum will Gather Online on February 9, 2021 February 5, 2021 Leaders in agribusiness, food production, consumer products, economics and government will convene to discuss how the food industry has been disrupted by the global pandemic and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as companies, markets, consumers and the industry adapt. The online experience will include unscripted interviews with leaders of some of the world’s most i...