Israeli-founded smart energy tech firm to work with Riyadh group to deploy solar energy in the kingdom, in one of the first known public pacts between the two countries By SHARON WROBEL 1 August 2023 full story: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-based-solaredge-inks-joint-renewable-energy-venture-with-saudi-conglomerate/

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3/8/2023 The “Replace It” campaign in Gaza is distributing bags made of cloth to encourage residents avoid using plastic totes, which can end up in the sea or littering the streets. Under the project, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), young Palestinian women and men tour the streets, educate passersby and store owners about […]

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Najib Saab. 6/8/2023 As the forthcoming climate summit (COP28) in Dubai approaches, public relations firms are scrambling to offer their services to clients from both private and public sectors, specifically in the Gulf countries. These legitimate attempts to win new contracts, by seizing the opportunity of the summit being held in the UAE, bear more […]

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The startup has developed a flywheel-based system that charges electric vehicles within 15 minutes, leading to a deal valued at $100 million By SHARON WROBEL 31 July 2023 full story: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-fast-charging-startup-zooz-power-to-list-on-nasdaq-via-spac-merger/

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Ultra-Orthodox residents of nearby Arad and adjacent Bedouin settlements have forced the state to freeze plans indefinitely Zafrir Rinat. Aug 9, 2023 Objections by ultra-Orthodox parties have postponed a plan for a phosphate mining site near the city of Arad, home to a large Haredi population. The government wanted to develop the Sde Brir site […]

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July 28, 2023 Water flushed down the toilet can be an important resource for passively detecting viruses like SARS-CoV-2 and researchers from the Arava Institute’s Center for Transboundary Water Management—including Director of the Center, Dr. Clive Lipchin, and alum Fareed Mahameed—and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev took advantage of this fact for a research study […]

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Higher temperatures combine with Iraq’s other problems – such as a rapidly increasing population and lower river levels – to create a ‘perfect storm’. By Alannah Travers Published On 4 Aug 20234 Aug 2023 Extreme temperatures and a lack of electrical power are a deadly combination, and one that is being felt across Iraq. The country […]

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4/8/2023 Iran has announced Wednesday and Thursday this week will be public holidays because of “unprecedented heat” and told the elderly and people with health conditions to stay indoors, Iranian state media reported. Many cities in southern Iran have already suffered from days of exceptional heat. State media reported temperatures had this week exceeded 123 […]

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The center’s overarching mission is twofold: to economically empower local women and young adults and to champion urban initiatives centered around sustainability and ecology. By NOA ABLIN Published: JULY 29, 2023 Nestled in a nook of eastern Jerusalem, the Central Library embraces its role as a haven of knowledge. But beyond the shelves replete with literary treasures, […]

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1/8/2023 The Lebanese Ministry of Environment launched a campaign on Sunday bearing the slogan “Clean up Your Country.” Municipalities, dozens of nongovernmental organizations and volunteers took part in the campaign that started from the Beirut waterfront. Environment Minister Nasser Yassin said: “It’s a message to prohibit throwing waste randomly. “It is also a way to […]

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Chevron finds itself with an abundance of natural gas on Europe’s doorstep. Amid competing regional interests, the question is how to develop it. By Stanley Reed Six miles off the coast of Israel …. an ungainly steel structure looms above the blue Mediterranean. This 200-foot-tall stack of living quarters, tanks and pipes regulates and processes a […]

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An escalating dispute over a gas field in the Gulf poses an early challenge to a Chinese-brokered agreement to reconcile regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. Saudi Arabia and neighboring Kuwait jointly claim the offshore Al-Durra gas field. Iran says it has rights to the field, which it refers to as Arash. The two sides […]

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31/7/2023 The Group of 20 (G20) major nations failed on Friday to agree on concrete targets to cut dangerous emissions, releasing only a statement that dismissed current measures to address climate change as “insufficient”. The impasse – the latest in a string of inconclusive international conferences – came days after scientists again raised the alarm, […]

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  Yazan K. Mahadin  Jul 25,2023 Climate change, driven by human activities, poses a multifaceted threat to both the  environment and the stability of the global financial system. As greenhouse gas  emissions continue to rise, the Earth’s climate system undergoes significant  changes, leading to extreme weather events, rising sea levels and ecological  disruptions. These environmental shifts […]

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1/8/2023 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company brought forward its net zero carbon emissions target by five years to 2045 on Monday as OPEC member the United Arab Emirates prepares to host a major U.N. climate conference in December. The UAE state oil giant, which aims to expand its oil and gas output in the coming […]

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25/7/2023 The United Arab Emirates has said it is committed to delivering targets to cut the CO2 emissions causing climate change after an independent research group said the country, which will host this year’s COP28 climate summit, is far off track. In an analysis published last week, research consortium Climate Action Tracker (CAT) said the […]

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Over 1,000 Israeli participants will attend Dubai climate conference, but has little to show since last year’s event; Israel is falling short of its set goals and lacks substantial efforts to address the climate crisis Ilana Curiel Three weeks ago, the government ministries earmarked a dedicated budget of $2.4 million for Israel’s participation in the […]

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The program encourages entrepreneurism and innovation around solving four of the most significant challenges of the desert. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN Published: JULY 22, 2023 Israel and Morocco will sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainability projects at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai later this year, according to the Environmental Protection Ministry. The announcement of […]

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Representatives from Greece, Italy, and Turkey, as well as from the United States, come together to share their experiences and know-how in dealing with wildfires and climate change challenges. By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE Published: JULY 28, 2023 With unprecedented wildfires raging across the Mediterranean region and North America this summer, representatives from several Mediterranean countries and from the […]

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Israel is being hammered by one heat wave after another, and now a report reveals that, should large-scale fires erupt, the country remains woefully unprepared to handle such crises Meir Turgeman On Sunday, 20-year-old Ofir Malka from the Meitar local council in southern Israel, experienced a harrowing escape from the blazing Greek island of Rhodes. […]

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