Renewable energy sources (RES) stations to appear in 2020 will reduce the cost of the electricity sector by at least $ 6 billion. It means that renewable energy continues to spread across the planet, despite the pandemic, and is becoming cheaper. Nearly two-thirds of solar and wind power plants built in 2020 produce electricity that […]
Climate change is manifested primarily in rising temperatures, which leads to other dangerous consequences: melting glaciers, droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events. Therefore, the global climate target is determined in degrees. The signatories of the Paris Agreement promised to do everything possible to keep the global temperature rise at a level not higher than […]
The world’s fastest population growth is accelerating the need for a more diversified economic system in oil-dependent Iraq, according to a top government minister, Arab News reports. Iraqi Prime Minister Financial Affairs Adviser Mazhar Mohammed Saleh called for a new “social market” to reduce oil dependence and boost investment in key sectors such as manufacturing, […]
Turbines from the first great 1990s wave of wind power are reaching the end of their life expectancy today. About two gigawatts worth of turbines were refitted in 2019 and 2020. And disposing of them in an environmentally-friendly way is a growing problem, BBC states. Some call wind turbines a stunning element of environmentally friendly […]
Iran and Iraq are frequently at odds over water issues. Iraq depends on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for nearly all of its water. But Iran is building dams to redivert some of that water, causing alarm and creating major water shortages for Iraq. We’ve found the analysis of the current water situation in the […]
Lets’ check the UNDP article devoted to World Desertification Day – read how residents of Haditha, Iraq, are coming together to transform their desert into an oasis. Located about 240 kilometers northwest of Baghdad, a quaint city with panoramic views of the desert sits on both sides of the Euphrates River. With over 46,000 residents, […]
The British government plans to ban the keeping of elephants in zoos and safari parks in accordance with the expansion of the law on keeping animals, which MPs are to pass this year, The Daily Mail reports. The ban, initiated by Environment Minister Zach Goldsmith, is reflected in a report on the welfare of elephants […]
Western governments are so concerned about city parks conservation that they bring it into international law. This is not surprising: we’ve already written why parks save the inhabitants of cities around the world millions of dollars every year. You may check the explanation of what ecosystem services are here. There is Green Cities Declaration, signed […]
Scientists are expressing the alarm. Young people go on strike. Countries around the world have signed a climate agreement to join forces to tackle the climate problem, and some have even begun to declare a state of emergency. Everyone is concerned about global climate change and the deepening of its negative effects, which are already […]
Iraq is in talks with Masdar to implement solar energy projects targeting an electricity capacity of up to 2 gigawatts, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar told Asharq Business, Arab News reports. There are also discussions with Saudi ACWA Power, to implement renewable energy projects, he added. “It is expected to sign contracts for renewable energy […]
