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| When I first met him 20 years ago, I did not notice that the veteran international banker had a particular interest in environment and climate change...more |
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| It’s not surprising that green economy is under serious discussion in Saudi Arabia nowadays, as the national development plan, Vision 2030, includes all the elements of a sustainable economy, based on investing the returns of natural resources and products, without depleting capital...more |
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| The global youth climate movement, which stormed the world over the last months, did not resonate in Arab countries...more |
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| When 16-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg went on a solo strike last summer to demand more serious action to tackle climate change, she began a daily vigil in front of the parliament building in Stockholm...more |
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| In an attempt to reduce pollution caused by the transport sector, the Lebanese government recently announced incentives to promote electric and hybrid cars...more |
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| "A Victim of its own success? Jordan re-evaluates its power generation strategy," was the title of an article in The National Law Review, following the Jordanian government’s decision to withhold licenses for new renewable energy projects...more |
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| Stop being complacent, show some urgency, and get real about implementing the goals you set in 2015 for achieving sustainable development...more |
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| While oil producing countries did not object, this time, to reducing carbon emissions by enhancing efficiency and introducing renewable and clean sources as a key element in the energy mix, beef-producing countries on the other hand resisted the slightest reference to the impact of their production and consumption on the environment and human health...more |
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