Amid a sharp fuel shortage and an unprecedented financial crisis, the Lebanese are facing complete darkness after private generator owners announced rationing of electricity supply to an additional five hours per day. Owners of generators complain that state supply of electricity is dwindling sharply pressuring their generators to function longer hours. Head of the Association […]

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Greenpeace International 3 June 2021 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Greenpeace called for swift action from the United Nations (UN) to resolve the long outstanding environmental and humanitarian threat posed by the FSO Safer, ahead of today’s UN Security Council meeting during which Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and Reena Ghelani, […]

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Battered by violence, Christians face a confluence of environmental and economic hardships in post-conflict Nineveh Plains. By Michal Kranz29 May 2021 When Father Ammar Yako, a Syriac Catholic priest in the majority-Assyrian Christian town of Qaraqosh in northern Iraq, returned to his church in 2016 he found its floors covered in rubble and its artwork pillaged. […]

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The report was released as Israel continues to work toward lower emission rates in order to meet international and national targets. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   MAY 31, 2021 Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry released a report on Tuesday detailing the status of the country’s greenhouse gas emission levels amid a global effort to reduce the […]

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Highways closed across the country as fire fighting teams deployed to numerous brush fires in north, center and south; Meteorological Service had warned of high to extreme danger of conflagration due to unfavorable weather conditions Gilad Cohen, Ahiya Raved, Raanan ben Tsur | Published: 05.31.21 , 15:11 Israel was hit by a spate of wildfires […]

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May 31,2021 His Majesty King Abdullah speaks during virtual Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 summit on Sunday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday participated in the virtual P4G summit, organised by South Korea. The Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 summit, […]

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By Batool Ghaith – May 30,2021 AMMAN — The Ministry of Water and Irrigation said that there have been no official notifications from the World Bank (WB) regarding the Red-Dead Water Conveyance project, and that the ministry has not contacted the bank either. The Amman-Aqaba Water Desalination and Conveyance National Project (AAWDC), which was launched […]

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By Maria Weldali – May 26,2021 Overhead electrical infrastructure represents a ‘significant threat’ to birds, calling for appropriate precautionary measures, said the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature on Monday (Petra file photo) AMMAN — Overhead electrical infrastructure represents a “significant threat” to birds, calling for appropriate precautionary measures, said the Royal Society for […]

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May 31,2021   Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Najjar on Sunday signed an agreement with Metito Company to rehabilitate and increase the capacities of the Central Irbid Wastewater Treatment Plant (Faura) and the Wadi Al-Arab Wastewater Treatment Plant (Dogra) with a total value of 42.5 million euros (Petra photo) AMMAN — Minister of Water […]

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The UN has identified the lack of water availability and the need for sustainable water management as one of the biggest challenges facing the world today. By JODIE COHEN   MAY 26, 2021 It seems we’re dealing with one crisis after another at the moment. And there, in the background, is still the lingering threat […]

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Agriculture Ministry says that while 75-90% of all feral felines do not live past first year, increasing number of cats across country is threat to public health, local wildlife; animal charity says ministry dodging its role in neutering Ilana Curiel | Published: 05.30.21 Israel’s population of street cats is now believed to have reached the […]

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Nabil Habayeb 18 May ,2021 The ambitious goals announced and reaffirmed at summits such as the Regional Climate Dialogue, the Leaders Summit on Climate and others, reflect the growing consensus that we are at a critical moment of action. Across the globe, governments, individuals, and companies are taking tangible steps to confront the unprecedented crisis […]

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Climate change is liable to continue to endanger humanity’s sources of food. Scientists are already developing edible alternatives Netta Ahituv May. 13, 2021 The world’s ecosystems offer humanity more than 20,000 types of edible plants. Yet human nutrition for the most part is based on just 30 species, and 40 percent of the average daily […]

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U.S. energy giant Chevron, which operates Tamar, said it was working to ‘ensure that natural gas supplies continue’ as cross-border fire persists Israel Fisher May. 12, 2021 Israel ordered the offshore Tamar gas field cease operations on Tuesday “in order to exercise caution” amid rocket fire from the Gaza Strip following a wave of unrest […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk Lebanon lost as much as a quarter of its power grid supply Friday when a Turkish firm halted power generation, the latest blow to the crisis-hit country already suffering long blackouts. Lebanon’s ailing electricity sector is facing dire cash shortages, as the country grapples with its worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 […]

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Egypt Independent May 9, 2021 The Egyptian Environment Ministry contracted global company Geocycle Lafarge to safely dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides this year. These hazardous pesticides are assembled from various regions across Egypt including Cairo, Alexandria, Upper Egypt and the Delta, Geocycle Lafarge Egypt said on Sunday. Geocycle Lafarge Egypt is a provider of waste […]

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The two companies launched a new filament with a significantly reduced carbon footprint in order to enable sustainable & eco-conscious manufacturing. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   MAY 13, 2021 Tel Aviv-based UBQ Materials, developer of a revolutionary technology that turns landfill-destined household waste into thermoplastic, announced on Wednesday a partnership with Plastics App, a leading […]

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By Batool Ghaith – May 18,2021 South Korean Ambassador in Jordan Lee Jae-wan (Petra photo) AMMAN — Under the title “Inclusive Green Recovery towards Carbon Neutrality”, the Republic of Korea will virtually host the 2021 P4G Summit in Seoul at the end of May following the inaugural summit that was held in Copenhagen in 2018. […]

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Egypt Independent May 19, 202111:35 am Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reassured Egyptians that second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will not negatively impact them, as Egypt still has the Aswan High Dam reservoir to rely on. “We have confidence that the second filling of the dam will not affect Egyptian interests,” the Foreign […]

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The agreement is expected to significantly increase the amount of oil passing through Israel. A suit filed by green groups says the pipeline company has yet to examine the environmental impact Zafrir Rinat May. 4, 2021 Three environmental organizations asked the High Court of Justice on Tuesday to intervene and stop an agreement between Israel’s […]

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