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Greenpeace MENA congratulates Egypt and UAE as next climate COP hosts
Reacting to the announcement that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will be the next hosts of the 27th and 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) respectively, Ghiwa Nakat, executive director of Greenpeace MENA, said...
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Guidelines from Greenpeace MENA in relation to the emissions/ smoke and dust created from the Explosion at Beirut Port on August 4th 2020
The explosion that took place at the port in Beirut appeared to happen in a facility storing approximately 2750 tonnes of the chemical ammonium nitrate which is used to manufacture fertilisers and explosives.
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Mecca Sun – Lights the Way to a Brighter Future
Harnessing the power of the sun to service the guests of Mecca. Because the sun of Mecca can light the way for a brighter future!
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Greenpeace: Lebanon’s Death Rate and Economic Cost due to Air Pollution among the Highest in the MENA Region
Greenpeace MENA published a global report today entitled “Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels,” including figures that reveal the massive health and economic cost endured by countries due to their reliance on fossil fuels, which pollute the air and increase disease and mortality rates. The report also sheds light on the solutions that can…
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Makkah ranks as 2nd most polluted provinces in the world
Greenpeace revealed today the results of a global analysis, using satellite data collected by NASA identifying the world’s worst sources of sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, an irritant gas known to affect human health and one of the main pollutants contributing to deaths from air pollution worldwide.
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Greenpeace MENA welcomes inauguration of world’s largest solar farm in Abu Dhabi
Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa (MENA) welcomed the inauguration in Abu Dhabi of the world’s largest independent solar power plant, Noor, as a significant step in the quest of the United Arab Emirates to diversify away from oil.
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Greenpeace’s reaction on newly endorsed electricity plan
Replacing one dirty addiction with another will not solve our problems, only renewable energy can.
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Five leading environmentalists we are proud to have them in MENA
On International Women’s Day, Greenpeace celebrates five brave women in the Middle East and North Africa who have embarked the journey of change and created an environmental revolution in their…
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Open letter to Mrs Nada Boustani, Lebanese Minister of Energy and Water: will you lead the Lebanese renewable energy revolution?
As a female environmental activist, it is good to see the role of the ministry of energy held by a female who has been following the work of the ministry since 2010 and thus well positioned to move things around. I am addressing you as a Lebanese citizen demanding her basic right to clean, cheap…
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Greenpeace on the announcement of a coal-fired power plant project in Egypt: This constitutes a dangerous setback for Egypt’s ambition
In response to the announcement by the State-run Egyptian Electricity Holding Company of the winning consortium to build a 6,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Red Sea port of Hamrawein, Julien Jreissati Arab World campaigner at Greenpeace Mediterranean said:
