DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it had made electric power saving as much as 12.6 Gigawatt-Hour (GW/h) in 2017, in addition to reducing carbon emissions by 5,430 tons. Making such savings contributes to realising RTA’s strategic objective of nurturing a sustainable environment through saving power consumption. “A plan has been endorsed to replace ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The total value of real estate transactions in Ras al-Khaimah rose to AED2.7 billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 33 percent compared to the corresponding half of 2017, according to a report issued by the Lands and Properties Sector at the emirate’s municipality. The bi-annual report indicated that 2,632 real estate ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday, with Etihad Energy Services Company, to bolster the principles of sustainability in the public and private sectors. In the presence of Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, the MoU was signed by Saif Mohamed AlShara, ...