Better Cotton urges leaders at COP27 to show support for farmers on the frontline
The world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton, Better Cotton, has issued a stark warning to leaders during COP27.
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Developing nations want the rich to pay for climate change
So the world's largest climate event, COP27, now happening in Egypt meets the usual challenges. A few key points stick out.
Arab activists sail into Cop27 on Greenpeace ship
Youth climate representatives from the Middle East and North Africa have arrived at the port of Alexandria onboard a Greenpeace ship to put climate justice high on the agenda at the 27th UN climate summit taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh in November.
Plastic bags clog storm sewers, killing man in Lebanon
A man dies from flooding in Lebanon. Authorities blame plastic bags choking storm sewers.
How The Great NFTrees, Metaverse & Digiverse Can Change The Middle-East
I believe the Middle East and Dubai would be a perfect place for an incubator project he’s been developing, which is focused on nature based solution and restoration, as well as fit for what I call the DigiReal Multiverse.
Scientists call for a plastic cap
Climate scientists call for a plastic diet, asking governments to cap production.
Electric cars and lithium for batteries? Serbs revolt against Rio Tinto
But as always the case, lithium batteries that are good for your Tesla in Oakland or Montreal might be terrible in someone else's backyard. As we speak the Serbians are heavily fighting against lithium mining by Rio Tinto, and are calling out the government for its corruption.
Africa’s Great Green Wall works!
Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle against climate change but also makes commercial sense for investors, a new study led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and published in Nature Sustainability shows.
Muslims and COP26
Listen to what 70,000 Muslims want from COP26
Fighting climate change with terminology
Climate change terminology so you can fight global warming with words used at UN COP26 in Glasgow
Carbon Capture the Saudi Way
Saudi Arabia has a lofty goal for capture capture by increasing oil recovery and reducing waste.
When Nasrallah told the Hezbollah to plant trees
Hezbollah’s million-tree campaign blends green rhetoric with military strategy, turning reforestation into an 'eco-jihad.' What looks like tree-hugging doubles as camouflage for weapons, fighters, and a future war with Israel.
Ecological News From the Middle East
Had a busy week? Well, why not stop and sample the delights of Sunday’s news nuggets It’s been a busy week here at Green Prophet headquarters and we’ve all been hard at work highlighting the green and not-so-green news of the Middle East. Personally, finding out that Mekkah wouldn’t be replicating the mistake of building […]
Cotton and oil fuel Middle East oppression
It started with cotton and oil: the Middle East oppressed now seek freedom and a future. image via AP The autocratic rule now being challenged in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East has its roots in the state system that developed in the region during the twentieth century. This system is based on […]
How To Handle Record High Summer Temperatures
We understand the impulse to stay cool and protect blood and brains from cooking, but it is wise to exercise caution in order to ensure a lasting electricity supply for everyone while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions.