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JSF policy paper highlights natural gas as way forward for Jordan’s energy transition – Jordan Times

 May 09,2023 AMMAN — The Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF) on Monday released a policy paper titled “Natural Gas Resource in Jordan: Available Opportunities within the Path of Economic Modernisation Vision”. The paper aims to shed light on Jordan’s energy sector, with a particular focus on the potential of leveraging its natural gas reserves to foster […]

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Jordan strives for 50 per cent electricity generation from renewables — official – Jordan Times

By JT – May 04,2023 Secretary-General of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Amani Azzam delviers Jordan’s speech, as co-president of Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), at the opening of the annual meeting of UfM energy platforms in Barcelona on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Energy Ministry) AMMAN — Though Jordan’s energy sector strategy, announced in 2020, set […]

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UN fails to raise enough money for Yemen oil tanker operation – Environment and Development

8/5/2023 The United Nations on Thursday fell far short of raising the money it needs for an operation to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off Yemen’s coast and avert an environmental disaster. U.N. officials have been warning for years that the Red Sea and Yemen’s coastline was at risk […]

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Yemen firm says oil sector must pay up to prevent spill – Naharnet

Global energy firms should help fill a $29-million gap in funding to safely remove oil from an abandoned tanker off Yemen’s coast, the war-ravaged country’s largest private company said Thursday. Hayel Saeed Anam Group (HSA), which in August contributed $1.2 million to a United Nations clean-up campaign, made the appeal hours before a virtual donor […]

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Fast-charging electric vehicle stations planned for UAE – Environment and Development

11/5/2023 Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei has said that the ministry is researching a new legislation on electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the UAE, with the goal of reducing the charging time while maintaining high efficiency at a “reasonable” price. In his statements on Tuesday on the sidelines of […]

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Dubai adds 269 all-electric Teslas to its fleet – Green Prophet

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Karin Kloosterman in Transportation Catch a cab in Dubai? And want to make it electric? Try hailing one through Arabia Taxi, the latest company to add all-electric Teslas to its offerings. Arabia Taxi has invested in 269 Tesla Model 3 to be used in the city of Dubai. From 2027 onwards, only electrified taxis will be permitted […]

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World Bank: MENA Region Faces Unprecedented Water Scarcity – Environment and Development

1/5/2023 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is going to face unprecedented water scarcity in the future, warned the World Bank. In a report, titled “The Economics of Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa Region – Institutional Solutions,” it indicated that by 2030, the water available per capita annually in […]

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Changing Lifestyle to Preserve Life – Environment and Development

Najib Saab 30/4/2023 The solution to addressing the problem of depletion and exhausting natural resources has traditionally been to search for new resources, by adopting innovative technological methods. But it turns out that limiting the solution to increasing production in order to meet increased consumption puts the world in a vicious circle. Continuing to move […]

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Israeli Climate Change Law Up for Discussion in Knesset Committee Tabled After Ministry Opposition – Haaretz / Jerusalem Post

Israeli Climate Change Law Up for Discussion in Knesset Committee Tabled After Ministry Opposition – Haaretz The far-reaching climate bill faced opposition from several ministries, warned of significant price increases for the for Israeli energy sector Nir Hasson. Apr 30, 2023 The Ministerial Committee on Legislation postponed a meeting on Sunday to discuss the proposed […]

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Dozens of ancient trees in Ajloun illegally cut down, says JEU president  – Jordan Times

By Rana Tayseer – Apr 26,2023 Ajloun Governorate, which has an area of 419,000 dunums, has a 34 per cent forest cover — the highest in the Kingdom, according to an official (Photo courtesy of Omar Shwitter) AMMAN — Dozens of trees in the forests of Ajloun, most of which were hundreds of years old, were deliberately […]

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Opinion | Israel Is Crowded and Drowning in Garbage, and the Future Isn’t Much BrighterOpinion |  Haaretz

Zafrir Rinat Apr 30, 2023 The rate of waste production in Israel is among the highest in the OECD, with 80 percent of it brought to landfills and a considerable part of it to illegal incinerators. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s environmental profile of its 38 member states released last week portrays Israel […]

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Petition filed against gas exploration without new environmental analysis – Jerusalem Post

By MICHAEL STARR. APRIL 27, 2023 The opening of licenses for gas exploration in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea waters by the Energy Ministry was done without adequate analysis of the move to climate, economic benefit, or environmental risk, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel asserted in a petition filed to the High Court of […]

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In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use – Naharnet

04/20/2023 In rural Arizona’s La Paz County, on the state’s rugged border with California, the decision by a Saudi-owned dairy company to grow alfalfa in the American Southwest for livestock in the Gulf kingdom first raised eyebrows nearly a decade ago. Now, worsening drought has focused new attention on the company and whether Arizona should […]

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UAE launches green education strategy for schools to boost climate change fight – Environment and Development

27/4/2023 The UAE will launch an international eco-education programme to help teach the next generation about crucial efforts to protect the planet. The Ministry of Education has announced a Green Education Partnership with Unesco and Unicef that will offer schools across the UAE a national framework to support climate education and action among young people. […]

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Remilk gets first-of-its-kind permit to sell non-animal dairy in Israel – Jerusalem Post

“This is a defining moment, not only for Remilk but for the entire global alternative protein industry,” said Remilk CEO and founder Aviv Wolff. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN. APRIL 27, 2023 Israeli company Remilk has received first-of-its-kind regulatory approvalfrom the Health Ministry to market and sell its non-animal dairy products to Israeli consumers, the company and the Prime […]

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Climate investment unit launched at environment ministry: Minister to Senate – Egypt Independent

April 10, 2023′ An environment and climate investment unit was launched with the aim of promoting investment in the environment sphere, said Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad. The unit also aims to promote investment in waste recycling and environment tourism, the minister said during her speech at the Senate’s plenary session on Sunday. She added that […]

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Middle East Clean Energy 2023, The Way Forward – Naharnet

Lebanon is becoming increasingly engaged in augmenting investment in clean and renewable energy. Such an endeavor presents a range of high-impact co-benefits. Socially, it will grant the Lebanese population access to reliable energy; economically, it will drive new commerce and create new job opportunities, reduce prices in the case of exceeding supply hence boosting growth; […]

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Israel launches largest solar project, to power 60,000+ households – Jerusalem Post

New Israeli solar energy project in Jezreel Valley aims to increase Israeli energy capacity. By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN Published: APRIL 22, 2023 Israeli renewable energy company Teralight, the Moshavim movement and the Environmental Protection Ministry have launched the country’s largest solar project in the Jezreel Valley. Known as the “Ta’anakh” project, it is expected to provide […]

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Navy’s new warships ready to protect maritime gas fields – YNET

Sa’ar 6-class Corvettes purchased just two years ago, break record time to become operational, include chopper landing pad, accurate offensive abilities, longer ranges, improved operational flexibility, and better capabilities to face advanced threats Yoav Zitun|Yesterday | 16:42 The Israeli Navy declared Sunday that three of their four new Sa’ar 6-class Corvettes – which were purchased […]

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Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker – Naharnet

A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen in a move hailed as a “critical milestone” in moves to avert a possible environmental disaster, its parent company announced Thursday. Boskalis said that its Smit Salvage subsidiary has reached agreement […]

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