Is a 40 to 70 per cent decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission by 2050, which would help limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, possible? Yes, but it is not simply about calculating numbers and waiting, wishing, that they actualise. Action ought to be taken quickly and collectively, […]

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The cabinet held Monday a long-awaited session dedicated to the thorny issue of garbage exportation. “The atmosphere is negative in the cabinet session and (Prime Minister Tammam) Salam will likely make a statement about the garbage file after the meeting,” MTV said. “During the cabinet debate, Salam intervened several times, demanding decisiveness and criticizing the […]

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AFP, Tehran Saturday, 19 December 2015 Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran, state media said Saturday, following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in smog. Air quality in Iran’s capital was the worst in at least nine months this week, media said, and floating particles […]

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University scraps plans for $200 million ‘peace university’ in Nazareth, and is launching Haifa research center instead. Dec 14, 2015 AP – Texas A&M University has scrapped plans for a $200 million campus in the Israeli city of Nazareth and instead is launching a $6 million marine research center that’s expected to contribute to critical […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/15/2015 The Red Sea dive will be the first in a series of such protests around the world. About 100 Israeli and international divers will plunge into the Red Sea on Friday as part of a mass underwater demonstration to save sharks around the globe. The Red Sea dive will be the […]

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Study says trend may have serious consequences for water quality, amount of greenhouse gas emissions from water. Zafrir Rinat Dec 20, 2015 Lakes, including Lake Kinneret, are quickly warming worldwide, according to new research, a trend that may have serious implications for water quality and the rate of greenhouse gas emissions from the water. The […]

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Negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the Renaissance Dam do not seem to be leading toward a resolution of the issue. Resorting to international arbitration should be Egypt’s immediate option Ahmed El-Sayed Al-Naggar , Monday 21 Dec 2015 Once again the Renaissance Dam occupies the forefront in the water issues and Egypt’s foreign relations […]

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Dec 16,2015 AMMAN — Three workers from the Irbid District Electricity Company have been attacked by a property owner in Jerash after they discovered that the electricity meter at his building was tampered with, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Wednesday. The incident is the second this month. In Irbid, a similar attack took […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Dec 17,2015 The Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) started replacing regular water meters with the smart gauges this week AMMAN — By winter next year, Amman households will be equipped with new smart water meters which provide accurate readings and detect tampering attempts, according to the Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna). The company […]

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Basel Burgan The Disi Water Conveyance Project was set to be the dream saviour for Jordanians until the middle of the next decade. Before 2011, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation had announced several times that with the Disi project there would be a complete shutdown of aquifer water usage until 2024, after which aquifer […]

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By Hana Namrouqa – Dec 20,2015 In its following phases, the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project entails transferring up to 2 billion cubic metres of seawater from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea AMMAN — The Water Ministry on Sunday signed the engineering services agreement for the first phase of the Red Sea-Dead […]

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In a joint venture with Masdar and other international companies, the first utility scale wind power project in the Middle East was inaugurated last Thursday by King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussain of Jordan. The UAE had pledged to assist other developing nations in their quest for increasing dependence on renewable energy during the recently […]

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By Mohammad Ghazal – Dec 20,2015 AMMAN — Jordan on Sunday signed an agreement to build a $128 million solar-run power plant with a total capacity of 100 megawatts. The plant, which will be located in Al Qweira in the south of the country, will be owned by the government and financed by a grant […]

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AMMAN — The Council of Ministers on Sunday extended the deadline for scrapping old fuel-run cars and exchanging them for hybrid vehicles until the end of 2016, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. The decision was taken in light of the great demand on hybrid vehicles. The deadline was supposed to expire by the […]

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By JT – Dec 17,2015 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated the Tafileh Wind Project, considered the first such renewablel energy project at the domestic and regional levels. With a capacity of 117-megawatt, the wind farm, implemented in accordance with the Royal vision aimed at diversifying the sources of energy and boosting […]

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Dec 19,2015 AMMAN — The National Centre for Energy Research is currently preparing tenders to implement renewable energy projects at 11 public and private institutions to provide 4 million kilowatt hours, which annually cost JD800,000, Walid Shaheen, president of the centre, said Saturday. The scheme is implemented in cooperation with the Energy Ministry and partially […]

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By Omar Obeidat – Dec 16,2015 AMMAN –– Around 400 mosques in the Kingdom are currently generating power from solar energy, Awqaf Ministry Secretary General Abdul Munem Hiyari said Wednesday. In addition, hundreds of other mosques are also set to switch to solar energy in the near future, Hiyari told The Jordan Times, noting that […]

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Dec 15,2015 AMMAN — HRH Princess Sanaa Asem, chairperson of the higher oversight committee at the Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC), on Tuesday inaugurated the 2nd International Investment Forum for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, held to discuss challenges facing the renewable energy sector in the Arab world. At the opening of the three-day forum, […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/21/2015 The bill, proposed by MK Eitan Broshi (Zionist Union), calls for setting national targets for producing electricity from renewable energy sources. The Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill on Sunday designed to regulate the renewable energy sector in Israel while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating new jobs in the […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 12/13/2015 As a result of the ministry’s order, about 1.4 terawatts will be diverted from coal to natural gas in 2016. To reduce air pollution in the Hadera region, the Environmental Protection Ministry has demanded that the Israel Electric Corporation significantly reduce its coal use at the Orot Rabin power station in […]

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