The plan to build this incinerator is dangerous – pure negligence by our leadership, and needs to be stopped immediately. By ALIZA PILICHOWSKI   FEBRUARY 11, 2021 My husband and I like playing an “ethical dilemma” game with our children. We will often present cases that touch upon issues, such as copying homework, tasting foods […]

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Feb 10,2021 (Photo courtesy EBRD) AMMAN — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) in Jordan are promoting green investments in the private sector by introducing the first internationally supported comprehensive green economy programme in the country. The programme will support Jordan’s transition to a green economy as the […]

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Feb 09,2021 AMMAN — Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) CEO Kholoud Saqqaf on Monday inaugurated the second solar energy station as part of a sustainable energy project to cover the electricity needs of the buildings of the Social Security Corporation, the SSIF and the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Amman. Saqqaf said that inaugurating the station […]

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Feb 09,2021   AMMAN — The special taxes imposed on various oil derivatives annually provide the Treasury with some JD1 billion, Energy Minister Hala Zawati said on Tuesday. During a meeting of the Lower House Energy Committee, head of the panel MP Zeid Otoum said that Zawati, during the meeting, noted that the high prices […]

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The line is expected to open in the third quarter of 2021. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   FEBRUARY 10, 2021 A new electric train line between Ashkelon and Ashdod has reached a new milestone, with test runs of the line beginning this past week, according to the Transportation Ministry.” This is a significant milestone towards […]

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NAJIB SAAB 1/2/2021 Listening to the statements at the annual assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), held in Abu Dhabi last week, one would think, at first glance, that the world has fully entered the era of clean energy and that the problem of carbon emissions has become a concern of the past. […]

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The Objective of the Collaboration is to expose and provide access to Israeli technologies in areas of clean energy and climate tech in the UAE and in related markets According to Sultan Al Rashid : I’m thrilled to have met Capital Nature’s team and its portfolio companies who bring true innovative technologies for  sustainability related […]

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Jan 31,2021 AMMAN — Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) on Sunday launched in Aqaba a major gas pipeline to feed the company’s industrial complex. The launch of the pipeline came as part of an agreement signed by the company with the Jordanian Egyptian FAJR for Natural Gas Transmission and Supply Company and Egypt Natural Gas […]

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By Sarah Abu Zaid – Jan 21,2021 AMMAN — The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is proceeding with plans to increase the usage of solar heater systems for water heating across the Kingdom as only 14 per cent of Jordan’s households use these systems, the government said. Under an initiative implemented by the Jordan […]

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Feb 02,2021 AMMAN — Energy Minister Hala Zawati and Awqaf Minister Mohammad Khalaileh on Monday inaugurated a project to provide Aqaba’s 35 mosques with solar cell systems. The project is implemented by Jordan Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (JREEEF) in cooperation with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) with a subsidy of 50 […]

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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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