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Greenpeace expresses concern over KSA net zero announcement: nothing but fossil fuel propaganda ahead of COP-26
Greenpeace MENA is concerned that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s announcement of its pledge to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060, lacks a serious...
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Greenpeace welcomes net zero commitment from UAE, urging Gulf countries to follow suit
Greenpeace MENA welcomes the United Arab Emirates’s announcement of its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050...
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UN must act to prevent major oil spill catastrophe in Yemen
Greenpeace called for swift action from the United Nations (UN) to resolve the long outstanding environmental and humanitarian threat posed by the FSO Safer
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Greenpeace MENA and Arab Forum for Alternatives Announce Team Up to Promote the Discussion of a Green and Just Recovery in the Region
Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa and the Arab Forum for Alternatives announced today a series of online webinars that will be organised to discuss the challenges
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Greenpeace MENA on the Mediterranean oil spill that has reached the Lebanese southern
We call for immediate action from the Ministry of Environment to assess the severity of this spill via an urgent survey and monitoring programme and to put in place a plan to minimize the impacts on...
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Greenpeace warns against importing highly polluting Iraqi fuel – Give our lungs a break!
Iraqi oil has a high sulfur content and using it for power generation will worsen the air pollution in Lebanon that has already reached an alarming level
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Middle East Records Some of the Highest Global SO2 Emissions
The report revealed that Saudi Arabia recorded the highest levels of sulfur dioxide emissions in the Middle East and North Africa in 2019, followed by Kuwait, the UAE, Iraq and Morocco
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Climate Change Hits Lebanese Forests With Unprecedented Force As Scorching Heat Waves Intensify the Fires – The Iconic Cedars Face More Threats Than Ever
Greenpeace MENA premiers ‘Cedars of Lebanon’ short film online to highlight the increasing impact of climate change on the iconic tree.
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Greenpeace Statement: Open Letter to the UN regarding the FSO SAFER
12 August 2020: Commenting on the publication of an open letter to the UN Secretary-General urging them to take action to deal with the FSO SAFER oil tanker and stop a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe off Yemen, Greenpeace MENA Executive Director Zeina Alhajj said:
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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…