As part of the proposal, small businesses would be able to directly collect the bag fee, avoiding bureaucratic burdens. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   OCTOBER 14, 2020 The 10-agorot plastic bag fee that Israeli shoppers pay to get plastic bags at supermarkets may be expanded to all stores in the country, according to Calcalist. The […]

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Despite promises, Oceanographic Institute reports situation is not getting better, recommends filtering out plastic garbage from municipal drainage systems that empty into the sea Zafrir Rinat Published on 15.10.2020 About 70 percent of the garbage floating off Israel’s Mediterranean coast and in the Red Sea off Eilat consists of remnants of plastic bags and plastic […]

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If anything the coronavirus crisis didn’t relieve nature of our filthy habits, the problem got worse. Blaming the amorphous authorities is futile, but getting off the couch, organizing and cleaning up can have a real impact. Moshe Gilad Published on 08.10.2020 Littering is a choice, and so is cleaning up. Government isn’t going to clean […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm October 11, 2020 Eleven dead dolphins of varying sizes washed up on the Red Sea’s Marsa Allam beach, south of Wadi al-Gamal, according to environmentalist sources. The dolphins included seven mature females, one mature male, and three juveniles. The animals had been unable to return to the Red Sea’s waters due to receding […]

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Wednesday 21 October 2020, 5.00pm – 7.00pm Online ‘Deaths on the Nile’ Climate Change in the Middle East, Year 2075.  An informed speculation  Professor David J. Drewry Non-Executive Director, UK Commission for UNESCO Former Vice Chancellor; MESG, University of Hull https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7307719726076531214 Opening words: Professor Stephen Hardy, PhD, LLB, SFHEA, MCIArb, FRSA, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law […]

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Many diseases and illnesses can be prevented by the management of environmental risks, which makes it necessary to tackle the underlying environmental causes. While this is a global fact, it is more significant in the Arab region, where environmental risks are higher and rates of development, in most countries, are slower. During the last decades, […]

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Rim Khamis, Thursday 01 October 2020 Arab countries are among the most vulnerable to climate change, according to a series of reports developed by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). Climate change in the Middle East has received renewed attention this year as the region experiences a range of extreme weather. Since freak […]

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The heat wave broke records not only for how hot it got but how long the heat lasted, as similar records have been broken around the world, attributed to climate changeSend in e-mailSend in e-mail Zafrir Rinat 01.10.2020 Last month was the hottest September on record by a large margin in much of the country, […]

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For Sudan, a green economy would bring not only climate security but also sustainable peace and economic prosperity. Kholood KhairManaging partner of Insight Strategy Partners (ISP), a policy think-and-do tank based in Khartoum, Sudan. 4 Oct 2020 Today, just more than a year after the removal of President Omar al-Bashir’s regime and the formation of […]

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EIB, Cities and Villages Development Bank sign technical assistance agreement By JT – Oct 07,2020 – AMMAN — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cities and Villages Development Bank (CVDB) have signed a technical assistance cooperation agreement of 1.4-million-euro grant to support the implementation of the CVDB – Municipal Energy Efficiency Programme.  The programme is […]

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Yosef Abramowitz was nominated for the honor by MK Miki Haimovich By HAGAY HACOHEN   OCTOBER 6, 2020 18:53 Israeli solar power pioneer Yosef Abramowitz was nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by Blue and White MK Miki Haimovich this week.He is among the 318 known candidates for the prize. A winner is expected […]

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This handout picture taken on July 20, 2020, shows an aerial view Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River in Guba, northwest Ethiopia. (AFP/Adwa Pictures) Reuters Monday 05 October 2020 Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for security reasons, the head of its civil […]

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Everyday household rubbish is being saved from landfill and turned into fuel to help power cement factories in the UAE. Throwaway items such as plastic, paper and food scraps are being collected from households across Ajman and Umm Al Quwain to produce refuse-derived fuel (RDF) – a combustible fuel made of various types of waste. […]

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Negotiations between Greece and Turkey and between Israel and Lebanon are tactical retreats, not the start of peaceful resolutions. David Rosenberg 05.10.2020 It’s hard to say which counts more as a minor miracle in the fraught arena of East Mediterranean energy. Last week, Israel and Lebanon, two countries that are technically at war, agreed to […]

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Tuqa Khalid, Al Arabiya English Thursday 01 October 2020 Text size AAA The United Arab Emirates, the United States and Israel agreed to develop a joint strategy in the energy sector, according to a joint statement reported on Thursday by the UAE’s state news agency WAM. The statement was issued on behalf of Suhail bin […]

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By JT – Sep 28,2020 Project to enhance stability of power networks — Zawati Director General of the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) Amjad Rawashdeh signs a contract to connect the electric power grids of Jordan and Iraq in the presence of Energy Minister Hala Zawati on Sunday (Photo courtesy of the Energy Ministry) AMMAN […]

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The program is designed to “incentivize investments to optimize energy consumption and reduce pollution of factories and businesses.” By CELIA JEAN   OCTOBER 5, 2020 The Environmental Protection Ministry, the Finance Ministry, and the Economy and Industry Ministry are set to give NIS 69 million to small and medium businesses and industrial plants for the […]

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Oct 06,2020 AMMAN — The caretaker government on Monday expressed keenness to rehabilitate the “Pepsi Pool” in Russeifa and turn it into parks and recreational facilities.  The infamous “Pepsi Pool”, a cesspit which sits in the heart of a populated and industrialised area east of Russeifa, is known to be highly contaminated with industrial and […]

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“The environmental and social impact of Alkemy’s project are far-reaching and essential for all of us.” By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   OCTOBER 5, 2020 The Israeli finance firm A-Labs Advisory & Finance Ltd has secured a successful closing of $3 million in pre-IPO funding for the plastic recycling company Alkemy. “The environmental and social impact […]

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By Maria Weldali – Sep 29,2020 AMMAN — The Environment Ministry, in partnership with the Royal Department for Environment Protection (Rangers) civil society organisations and volunteers, has collected 30 tonnes of accumulated waste, Minister of Environment and Acting Minister of Agriculture Saleh Kharabsheh said in a statement. The waste was collected from roadsides, parks, forests […]

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