We are excited to announce the opening of submissions for the MESIA Solar Awards, the premier awards ceremony in the industry! This year, we will be hosting the awards in Dubai on December 6th at 7:00 PM, during the energy days of COP 28. As always, submissions are free and open to the entire industry. Winners will be selected […]

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 Sep 23,2023  AMMAN — The Eighth Arab Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency has chosen Jordan as the headquarters of the Arab Centre for Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles and Smart Grids to unify regulatory legislation and instructions, which were launched at the conclusion of its activities in Jordan recently. The Arab Renewable Energy Commission […]

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Saudi Arabia announced today. World Environment Day, marked annually on 5 June, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. Over the past five decades, the Day has […]

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The Curses and Blessings of the New Year  By Dr. David Dunetz Rosh Hashanah is a landmark event in our annual calendar. It is customary to wish each other a happy new year through the greeting: “May the year and its curses end, a year will begin with its blessings” (Machzor Rosh Hashanah). It is easy to […]

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By Veronica Penney and  John Muyskens. Aug. 16. 2023 editors note: A very detail summary of a World Resources Institute report. The summary covers the globe. The part most relevant to the Middle East: “Five of the six most water-stressed countries are in the Middle East and North Africa.” full Washington Post report: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/water-scarcity-map-solutions/?itid=sf_climate_climate_Climate%20lab_p002_f001 WRI report: https://www.wri.org/insights/highest-water-stressed-countries?itid=lk_inline_enhanced-template

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With temperatures soaring around the Persian Gulf, steps are being taken to cool things down, including introducing environmentally friendly laws and planting millions of trees. By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE Published: SEPTEMBER 20, 2023  Business is booming for Suresh, an Indian resident of Bahrain who works in one of the kingdom’s largest air conditioner sales centers.  “There is an increase […]

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Najib Saab. 17/9/2023 The summer of 2023 recorded the highest temperatures in the world, along with natural disasters the likes of which we have not witnessed before. It is true that fires and floods are natural occurring phenomena, but this summer they swept through new areas, and were distinguished by their size, intensity, breadth and […]

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Heatwaves, low rainfall and the threat of wildfires are compounding the woes of people in the forested north of Lebanon, a country where economic pain has long taken prominence over environmental concerns. After a blistering and dry summer, residents of the mountainous Akkar region near the Syrian border are voicing fears about climate change and […]

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A new attribution study finds the probability of such storms has increased compared with the period prior to the climate crisis Yarden Michaeli. Sep 20, 2023 A study published on Tuesday determined that the climate crisis exacerbated storm Daniel which this month caused serious flooding in a series of countries in the Mediterranean Basin, covered […]

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The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE Space Agency and COP28 signed an agreement in July to coordinate on technology-focused sustainable solutions ahead of the major climate change conference in Dubai later this year.  Salim A. Essaid. September 7, 2023 DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) ability to meet its renewable energy […]

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More than 200 companies applied for the opportunity. The Israel Innovation Authority selected them in close collaboration with the Environmental Protection Ministry. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN Published: SEPTEMBER 6, 2023  Thirty Israeli technology companies were selected to represent Israel at this year’s 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) climate change conference in Dubai in two months. More than 200 companies applied […]

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 SHARON WROBEL  Sept 13, 2023 Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials, a maker of bio-based products converted from waste, secured a $70 million investment to further fund its expansion to North America and ahead of the impending opening of its large-scale plant in the Netherlands, the company said Wednesday……… UBQ has patented a process to convert […]

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MadeRight is developing sustainable materials using mushrooms for packaging to reduce the environmental impact of plastic By SHARON WROBEL. 24 August 2023 Israeli biotech startup MadeRight, which has developed a process of cultivating fungi for green packaging, has nabbed $2 million in seed funding to drive the production of eco-friendly industrial materials. …… The startup is […]

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Although the kingdom has pledged to shift away from burning oil for electricity, the carbon intensity of its gross domestic product has moved in the opposite direction from the rest of the world.  Sebastian Castelier. September 12, 2023 Chinese solar materials manufacturer GCL Technology Holdings said earlier this month it is in discussions with Saudi Arabia […]

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By Mays Ibrahim Mustafa – Sep 12,2023 International Finance Corporation Regional Director for the Middle East Khawaja Aftab Ahmed and Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President, Chief Risk, Legal & Sustainability Officer and Partnerships for the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, during an interview with The Jordan Times (Photo courtesy of World Bank Group) AMMAN – Supporting […]

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Potholes have opened up after the tail end of storm Daniel brought some rain to Israel overnight Haaretz Ran Shimoni Adi Hashmonai. Sep 13, 2023 Overnight on Tuesday, storm Daniel, which has caused turbulent weather in the eastern Mediterranean, reached Israel bringing some rain. Israel’s infrastructure, however, couldn’t handle the rain. In Israel, the small […]

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Climate researcher says heavy rains leading to floods will become increasingly frequent in the region should ocean temperatures continue to rise Alexandra Lukash|. 09.10.23  Climate change continues to impact the Earth as the past summer was confirmed as the hottest one on record. The consequences of the climate crisis have been very evident in recent […]

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Nature and Parks Authority plan includes establishment of feeding stations for the endangered species and removing carcasses intentionally poisoned by farmers to deter predators Ilana Curiel|. 09.06.23 The Nature and Parks Authority has allocated NIS $28.5 million ($7.4 million) to restore Israel’s dwindling vulture population as part of a four-year program in collaboration with the […]

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Plans are underway to develop a robot houbara to gain unprecedented access to the bird and study its behaviour up-close. It follows an agreement between the International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, based in Abu Dhabi. The agreement was signed at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian […]

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Reuters. Sep 4, 2023 Gaza municipality says the environmental impact of the burning garbage is huge ■ ‘We’ve been unable to tolerate the smell…you can’t breathe,’ one resident says Sep 4, 2023 Authorities in Gaza have appealed for help to put out a fire that has been burning for days in a waste landfill site, […]

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