Tag: Environment
World Bank asks GCC economies to focus on environmental sustainability as growth slumps
The economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is estimated to drop to 0.8 per cent in 2019 as compared to 2 per...
An Exxon-Owned Firm Figured Out How to Curb CO2 in 1991
(Bloomberg) --Back in 1991, when climate policy was in its infancy, an Exxon subsidiary came to a startling and prescient conclusion about how to...
Aramco Faces Serious Risks From Climate Change, Report Says
(Bloomberg) --Climate change poses a serious risk to Saudi Aramco’s long-term business as rising sea levels and temperatures could damage infrastructure, curb productivity and...
Renewables are booming, but not fast enough to cap greenhouse emissions
(Bloomberg) --The International Energy Agency’s annual report into fuel supply and demand shows a pickup in the rate of growth for wind and solar...
Those Amazon returns? They’re killing the environment.
(Bloomberg Opinion) --In December, American consumers will return more than 1 million packages to e-commerce retailers each day. It's a flood of unwanted stuff...
Binging on Netflix, YouTube is heating up the planet
Your online binge watching is putting the environment at a risk. Digital technologies are emitting four percent of greenhouse gas emissions, and its energy...
Region’s first biogas plant begins operations in Al Sinainah
First-of-its-kind in the region, Mazoon Diary’s biogas plant has begun operations in Al Sinainah in Oman. The switching-on ceremony for the plant was held...
Oman Post releases five turtle stamps to celebrate nation’s rich biodiversity
Oman Post has launched five stamps to celebrate the Sultanate's rich biodiversity and honour the magnificent species that are turles. The stamps feature the...
Haya Water inks services pact with KPMG to privatise sewage plants
Haya Water (Oman Wastewater Services Company S.A.O.C) has signed a consultancy services agreement with KPMG Lower Gulf Limited as part of a plan to...
BLME Limelight: Episode 1 – Husain Baomar, CEO of SainBags
Environmental conservation is a pressing issue, and Mohammed Husain Baomar, CEO of SainBags is a front runner in Oman’s sustainability development initiative. This environmental...
