24 October 2023 Tensions from the war in Gaza could help accelerate the move away from planet-warming fossil fuels like oil and gas and toward renewable energy, electric cars and heat pumps — similar to how sharp increases in the price of oil during the 1970s unleashed efforts to conserve fuel, the head of the […]

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As the nightmare continues, it may be too much to ask that we have sympathy for innocent Palestinians in Gaza. But I do. David Lehrer OCT 15, 2023 On Saturday morning, my wife Barbara got out of bed around 6:30 and turned on the television because of something she saw on her smartphone. I went […]

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Najib Saab. 29/10/2023 Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to help collect project proposals aimed at supporting the “environmental human rights of indigenous communities.” At first glance, I thought that the genocide against Palestinians was the motivation for this initiative, before realizing that the native people belonging to one of the oldest civilizations in history are the […]

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By AFP – Oct 31,2023  ABU DHABI — Nothing has yet been agreed between the nearly 200 countries that will meet at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, with two days of preparatory talks in Abu Dhabi failing to produce any major breakthrough, participants said on Tuesday. Around 70 ministers took part in talks on Monday and […]

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Israel hands out gas concessions to BP, ENI as Gaza war drags on – Al Monitor / Times of Israel Al Monitor Jack Dutton. October 30, 2023 Israel is determined to project a “business as usual” stance despite the conflict with Hamas claiming the lives of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians. Israel’s Ministry of Energy […]

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Jack Dutton. October 31, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 4.5% in the third quarter of this year, according to preliminary government data released Tuesday, as voluntary oil cuts by the world’s largest crude exporter weighed on the economy. The kingdom was the fastest-growing economy in the G20 group of nations last year, […]

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The government department is looking to plant 10 mangroves in Abu Dhabi for every visitor to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai in November. Jack Dutton November 1, 2023 On Abu Dhabi’s Jubail Island, there are more than 17,500 hectares of mangroves, a verdant canopy that draws kayakers, paddleboarders and other tourists from all over […]

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 Oct 29,2023 AMMAN — The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) has completed the first phase of revamping the so called “Pepsi pool” in Russeifa in the eastern city of Zarqa. The infamous “Pepsi Pool”, a cesspit which sits in the heart of a populated and industrialised area east of Russeifa, is known to be highly contaminated […]

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 Oct 31,2023  AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation said on Sunday it has dealt with a water theft incident in south Amman.  The ministry said that a pipe was sabotaged to illegally fill water tankers in an area adjacent to the airport road, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.  The ministry added that […]

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27/10/2023 In a significant development for sustainable energy in the United Arab Emirates, the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) has unveiled plans to power its newly constructed Plant Genetic Resources Center in Al Ain with renewable energy. This initiative will involve the installation of photovoltaic solar panels, and it’s set to make a substantial impact on […]

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