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Bahrain alerts on waste food during RamadanAbout 25 per cent of food purchased in Bahrain during Ramadan will be thrown away, said a top environmentalist, adding that the waste takes up landfill space and releases harmful emissions when it breaks down. It is estimated that More… |
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Global carbon emissions hit record highChina led a rise in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to a record high in 2012, casting doubt over the chances of limiting global warming to what scientists regard as an acceptable level. More… |
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Alert over mast radiation in BahrainPeople concerned about emissions from telecom masts in Bahrain are being advised to contact municipal officials, who will dispatch a team of specialists to inspect individual sites, said a top official. Municipalities and Urban Pl More… |
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World climate change goal at risk, warns UNA global goal for limiting climate change is slipping out of reach and governments may have to find ways to artificially suck greenhouse gases from the air if they fail to make deep cuts in rising emissions by 2030, a draft UN report said. More… |
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New Hyundai backhoe loaders launched in BahrainMotorcity, the sole distributor of Hyundai Heavy Industries in Bahrain, launched two new Hyundai backhoe loaders featuring powerful and reliable Perkins engines and deluxe cabin design. Both H930S and H940S series provides the ope More… |
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Toyota’s global hybrid sales top 1m in 2012Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced that the global sales of its hybrid vehicles until October 31 this year have crossed the one million units mark with cumulative sales reaching 4.60 million units. Nobuyuki Negishi, chie More… |
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Toyota to roll out 21 hybrid models in 3 yearsGlobal auto giant Toyota Motor Corporation plans to launch 21 new hybrid models from now until the end of 2015 as part of its environmental technology plans. The announcement of its vehicle deployment plans is part of the progress More… |
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China threatens to impound EU planes in carbon rowChina will take swift counter-measures that could include impounding European aircraft if the EU punishes Chinese airlines for not complying with its scheme to curb carbon emissions, the China Air Transport Association said on Tuesday. The More… |
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Etihad runs first ‘green’ trajectory flightAn Etihad Airways Airbus A330-200 has become the first aircraft in the region to perform an environment friendly approach to descent that cuts noise, flight times, minimises fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The demonstration flight whic More… |
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Countries ‘doing too little’ on warmingGreenhouse gas emissions in 2020 could rise to nine billion tonnes above what is needed to limit global warming as some countries look set to miss their emissions cut targets, a report by three climate research groups said. Countries have More… |
