17.01.2021 NASA scientists and the European research organization Copernicus summed up the data last week. As expected, 2020, like all the years before it, ranked as one of the hottest years since such measurements began. It actually shares the title “hottest year ever” with the year 2016. Heat wave, drought, floods and storms were the […]

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29/1/2021 A UN survey on attitudes about whether climate change is fact or fiction found 64 per cent of people in Arab countries say it is an emergency.   The UN Development Programme and the University of Oxford found people in Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia broadly accept what scientists say […]

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A collapsing infrastructure is a starting point in most Arab cities, and the government is not managing to find the means or cultural sensitivity to address it, new study finds Gili Melnitcki 19.01.2021 How do you say urban renewal in Arabic? You don’t. That’s the glum main conclusion of a study by Sikkuy, The Association […]

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Zafrir Rinat Published on 26.01.2021 Mayors of nearby cities also oppose the plan to put up 36,000 apartments in space being vacated by Israeli Military Industries moving their plants to the south A joint commission for planning and construction in the Central and Tel Aviv Districts has approved a plan to build tens of thousands […]

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Ayoub Abu Dayyeh Feb 01,2021 The four basic Green House Gases causing global warming are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and hydroflorocarbons (HFCs). According to World Bank statistics, HFCs emission in Jordan have increased from 110.3 Kt (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in 2008 to 193 Kt in 2010; a high percentage of 75 […]

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Israel’s overall plan for the energy industry and infrastructure through 2050 should be approved soon, and then likely come under the wrath of some environmentalists Zafrir Rinat 29.01.2021 The newly approved master plan for energy in Israel will significantly cut back on the open spaces where it will be possible to build solar power plants […]

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Founders of green projects seek to raise awareness about environmental issues By Claudia Lacave – Jan 23,2021 Heeding the global calls for conserving the environment, a group of Jordanians and foreign residents in the Kingdom have joined the environmental protection bandwagon with their own individual initiatives and projects (JT file photo) AMMAN — Heeding the […]

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Developed by Negev-based UBQ Materials, move by fast-food provider’s largest franchisee in the world looks to replace plastics in favor of more environmentally friendly substances TPS | Published: 01.26.21 Diners at McDonald’s restaurants in Brazil have begun to use innovative, environmentally friendly trays, manufactured by an Israeli startup with a unique technology that turns waste […]

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1/2/2021 A reported 13 million tonnes of plastic enters the oceans every year, with 9.8 million tonnes of solid waste found in Abu Dhabi.   A panel discussion organised by the Authority of Social Contribution, Ma’an, and Abu Dhabi’s environment sector regulator, the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD), explored the importance of protecting the environment. […]

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By Raghad Zayed – Jan 24,2021 The second and third pilot stages of the ‘sorting waste at source’ project will be operationalised during the first half of 2021 in Rawaq and Jarn neighbourhoods, as well as in downtown, according to the Greater Amman Municipality (JT file photo) AMMAN — The second and third pilot stages […]

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“NYPA’s collaboration with Israeli technology companies will yield mutual benefit by introducing new solutions for commercial usage in large scale electric utilities.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   JANUARY 22, 2021 10:02 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has launched a new project called the New York Power Authority-Israel Smart Energy Challenge, a $2.5 million dollar competition […]

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