Seeking to make the UAE more sustainable
A new "green" initiative... sees the light at "Expo"
"Green Universe" will unveil its new initiative at "Expo".
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Tomorrow will be launched at Emaar Club at Expo 2020 Dubai, a new creative initiative "We innovate to make the Emirates green and more sustainable", which seeks to contribute positively to climate issues and create sustainable environments.
For his part, the CEO of "Green Universe", which will launch the initiative, Mark Nicoli, stressed that "caring for the environment and turning it into a tool in development and supplying new economic sectors, was a well-established vision of the founder of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. May God rest his soul, as he directed the planting of 140 million trees throughout the Emirates, and also established environmental life programs, and we do not forget that he was the first head of state in the world to win the (Golden Panda) Award in 1995.
He pointed out that the group is closely following the outputs of the "Emirates Green Development Strategy", and its role in encouraging the use of clean fuels for energy production, enhancing energy efficiency, enacting legislation for urban planning policies aimed at preserving the environment, and environmentally raising the efficiency of housing and buildings, as well as purifying the environment. The indoor air of cities in the UAE, to provide a healthy environment for all.
He continued: "At the same time, these goals are what the (Green Universe) group has succeeded in achieving during the previous years in the countries in which it conducts its operations, such as Italy, Albania and Madagascar, in which the company had a global success story, by cultivating a green cover that extends over an area 19,500 hectares, which had a significant impact on reducing the carbon footprint, enhancing oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and purifying the air.” Nicoli added that Green Universe "aspires to be part of Abu Dhabi's ambitions and vision 2030 in its environmental aspect, in its five axes: reducing the effects of climate change and air technology, reducing noise pollution, preserving biodiversity and natural heritage, and enhancing Added value, through improved material flows.He explained that "the group also seeks, during the coming period, to be part of the process of achieving the goals of the Dubai Urban Plan 2040 in developing vibrant and healthy communities and doubling green spaces, to provide a healthy environment for residents and visitors, and improve environmental sustainability."
Mark Nicoli:
• "We contributed to the cultivation of a green cover extending over an area of 19,500 hectares, which had a significant impact on reducing the carbon footprint in several countries."
quality of life
The "Green Universe" group, which specializes in green economies and environmental issues, announced that its activities, including the "Innovate to Make the Emirates Green and More Sustainable" initiative, seek to help countries create sustainable environmental systems and devote the quality of life in civil societies, which will positively reflect on All aspects of economic, social, health and environmental life, and contributes to building a sustainable future for current and future generations, noting that it is linked to partnerships with major scientific and research institutions in the field of the environment, including: the Poltechnico di Milano and the Department of Life Sciences and Biological Systems at the University of Turin.