Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has begun implementing an executive regulation regarding marine water quality in Abu Dhabi. The regulation was approved by the agency’s Board of Directors to combat the deterioration of ambient marine water and sediment quality by applying measures to environmental impact assessment studies and environmental licencing applications. It strengthens the ...

Bloomberg A massive plume of methane, the potent greenhouse gas that’s a key contributor to global warming, has been identified in China’s biggest coal production region. The release in northeast Shanxi province is one of the largest that geoanalytics company Kayrros SAS has so far attributed to the global coal sector and likely emanated from multiple mining operations. Details captured ...

Bloomberg French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said it will be difficult for the country to accept the European Commission’s requests regarding a proposed reorganisation of Electricite de France SA tied to regulatory reform. “It seems very complicated to explain to the French — not to mention EDF employees — that we’ll give in to the demands of the European ...