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President Sheikh Mohamed has spoken of the UAE's commitment to protecting the planet on World Environment Day. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

President Sheikh Mohamed sets out UAE's green vision

UAE leader underlines nation's determination to protect the planet to mark World Environment Day

How Abu Dhabi's ban on single-use plastic bags is saving precious turtles
Editorial: A global plastics pollution treaty is possible
World Environment Day focuses on ending plastic pollution - in pictures

How Abu Dhabi's ban on single-use plastic bags is saving precious turtles

Before and after: Swiss village wiped out by glacier

UAE had hottest May on record

UAE climate law signals new era of accountability for businesses

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Zayed Hamed Sayed Hamed Hamed was among the first children born on Eid Al Adha

Day of joy as families welcome newborns on Eid Al Adha

US President Donald Trump speaks to Elon Musk on March 14. AFP

How the Trump-Musk implosion played out on social media

Influencer Jacquelyn Bagan's recent post advising on modest fashion guidelines at Dubai Mall sparked a lively discussion. Photo: Jacquelyn Bagan

Tips for understanding (and mastering) modest fashion

The award-winning Oman Pavilion is a contemplative space that took a year to make. Zawraq Collective / Instagram

Oman's memory-themed pavilion wins award at London Design Biennale

British singer Ed Sheeran sings a line in Punjabi in new single, with a version entirely in the language due to be released. Reuters

Ed Sheeran sings in Punjabi in new song Sapphire

Launch of Aldar’s Fahid Island, Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National

CommentAbu Dhabi's Fahid Island plans give us a peek at the city's extraordinary

UAE head coach Cosmin Olaroiu. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Olaroiu still believes in ‘once in a lifetime chance’ of World Cup qualification

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Abu Dhabi agribusiness giant Al Dahra has set out to become the world's largest irrigated farming platform by 2030. Photo: Al Dahra

Grow more with less: Al Dahra chief plots global growth from the ground up

Arnoud van den Berg unveils plans to grow the world's largest irrigated farming platform

UAE opens National Agricultural Museum to inspire next generation

The Isle of Cumbrae off the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, where oceanographers are studying the seabed. Photo: Matt Jervis

What can the UK's muddy shores tell us about marine conservation in the Gulf?

Inside the UAE's plant biobank: the green heart of conservation in the desert

As temperatures rise so does cancer mortality, particularly for breast and ovarian cancers, say scientists. Getty Images

Global warming increases cancer risk for women in Middle East

As the UAE swelters, what is causing record high temperatures?

From mangroves to markets: 25 years of conservation by Emirates Nature-WWF

UAE temperature tops 50°C on hottest May day since records began

Green policies can restore global stability, UN climate chief says

Water levels have dropped in the Panama Canal, disrupting shipping routes. AFP

Green policies can restore global stability, UN climate chief says

Simon Stiell warns of risks of famine as global temperatures rise

Brazil emphasises deforestation pledge amid negative Cop30 attention

UK envoy says world has ‘responsibility’ to combat climate threat

How inclusive finance for SMEs can accelerate climate solutions

People shelter under plastic sheets as they cross the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as World Environment Day focuses on ending plastic pollution. EPA

In picturesWorld Environment Day focuses on ending plastic pollution

By 2040, plastic leakage is predicted to grow by 50 per cent

CommentThe UAE can model a vision of social cohesion that includes its bond with the natural world

What was behind extreme Atlantic heatwave of 2023?

As the UAE swelters, what is causing record high temperatures?

Iraq's water reserves at lowest for 80 years

Solving the mystery of the UAE's largest bird of prey

Driest UK spring in more than a century: Is climate change to blame?

Road to Net Zero

Investments in the electricity industry, the main power source for AI-driven data centres, is set to reach $1.5 trillion in 2025. AFP

Global energy investments to hit record $3.3tn in 2025

Shifting of energy investment along geographical lines will have long-term implications, IEA says

CommentThe road to a net-zero future requires many more power grids

Masdar to develop new renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan

Masdar completes 100% acquisition of Greek renewables company Terna Energy

UAE hosts World Bank meeting to curb global gas flaring by 2030

Copper’s looming 'major deficit' threatens clean energy transition

How Abu Dhabi's salt domes could help the UAE reach its net-zero targets

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