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          Pollution

          All the latest news on pollution

          A record 876 flamingo chicks were born during the latest breeding season. Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

          Abu Dhabi flamingos enjoy record breeding season

          EnvironmentJuly 27, 2020
          Localised investment in high-tech R&D is seen as a driver of innovation in Abu Dhabi, with activity on the rise. Victor Besa / The National

          UAE reports big drop in air pollution during pandemic

          EnvironmentMay 28, 2020
          Divers had a rare 20 minute swim with a five-metre whale shark off the coast of Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Darrell Seale

          Divers swim with five-metre whale shark in Abu Dhabi

          EnvironmentMay 26, 2020
          The oil tanker 'Safer' off Yemen's Red Sea coast, pictured in March 2005. Getty

          Arab nations sound alarm over oil tanker moored off Yemen

          March 21, 2020
          Michael Bloomberg's latest plan also pledges to cut down on pollution from cars and trucks, the nation's biggest source of carbon emissions. Reuters

          Michael Bloomberg demands all new cars are electric by 2035​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

          EnergyJanuary 18, 2020
          Environment minister Thani Al Zeyoudi at a public recycling station in Abu Dhabi last year. The capital sends about 80 per cent of its waste to landfill, official figures show, and there are plans to turn that around. Victor Besa / The National

          Abu Dhabi to tackle 'disposable culture' at major recycling summit

          EnvironmentDecember 17, 2019
          Some plastic tea bags shed about 11.6 billion microplastics into nearly boiled water, new research has revealed. Getty

          Teabags dump billions of plastic particles into daily cuppa

          HealthSeptember 28, 2019
          Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a speech at a rally in New York on Friday, where an estimated quarter of a million people marched to protest government inaction on the climate crisis. EPA

          Climate change protests bring out huge crowds worldwide

          WorldSeptember 21, 2019
          Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan reflected on the environmental legacy of her great-grandfather, Sheikh Zayed. Courtesy Al Ittihad

          Sheikh Zayed's great-granddaughter issues climate warning

          EnvironmentMay 02, 2019
          Emissions have become a big topic for carmakers after Volkswagen admitted in 2015 that it cheated on car emissions tests.. EPA

          BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen colluded to limit emissions says EU

          MarketsApril 05, 2019
          Capt Saleh ba Abbad, head of the oil response team at Abu Dhabi Ports, at the wheel of his speedboat. Victor Besa / The National

          A day at sea with Abu Dhabi's plastic pollution fighters

          EnvironmentApril 03, 2019
          Abu Dhabi is expanding water and power generation in the emirate with the development of solar projects and nuclear energy. AFP

          Renewables could generate 100 per cent of the UAE’s power 'within 50 years'

          EnvironmentMarch 24, 2019
          Plastic pollution threatens marine habitats. Shamsa Al Hameli

          Environmental leaders vow to tackle scourge of plastic pollution

          EnvironmentMarch 07, 2019
          Coral reefs act as nurseries and feeding grounds for many marine organisms. Courtesy Emirates Natural History Group and Dr John Burt

          Global Abu Dhabi summit to address threat to world's oceans

          EnvironmentMarch 05, 2019
          A worker inspects operations at in Riyadh's Ras Al Khair desalination plant, the largest in the world. Fahed Shadeed / Reuters

          Impact of Middle East's water desalination in the spotlight

          ScienceFebruary 07, 2019
          Mourners carry the coffin of prominent activist Wissam Al Ghrawi in Basra AP

          Iraqi cleric linked to Basra protests killed

          November 18, 2018
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