AMMAN —
The
Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) organized an introductory workshop on the
European project “CLUSTER 4 GREEN” with the participation of institutions from
several Arab and European countries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
The project falls
under the cross-border European Neighborhood Policy for the Mediterranean
basin, funded by the EU.
It aims to create
economic opportunities through the promotion and development of the
Mediterranean circular economy.
Global policies
related to climate change and reduction of carbon emissions will impose
standards, and requirements that affect the competitiveness of national
industries in exporting to regional and international markets, the ACI said in
a statement on Wednesday.
The project’s
other goal is to create a national network of concerned institutions from the
public and private sectors and civil society organizations, to help the
national industry adopt such sustainable development standards.
The chamber
stressed the Jordan industrial sector’s endeavors to contribute to the
transformations of the national economy towards a circular economy.
Additionally, The
ACI highlighted the sector’s efforts to help national industry overcome
challenges, primarily the high costs of production and energy, by using renewable
energy and improving energy, water, and waste management efficiency.
Jordan has adopted
green economy principles, and seeks to follow them to meet energy and water
challenges at the national level, the ACI said.
The Kingdom’s
Economic Modernization Vision, which was launched in the summer, features a
sustainability axis, and aims to raise Jordan’s ranking in the global
environmental performance index to the top 20 percent and its Global
Sustainable Competitiveness Index ranking to the top 40 percent, according to
the statement.
Furthermore, a
joint-stock company composed of 84 shareholders from industrial firms was
established last year to launch a project to generate solar energy on the basis
of transit power transmission.
The chamber
expressed hopes that the activities and outcomes of the “CLUSTER 4 GREEN”
project would contribute to implementing the EMV and goals set for the
transition towards a green economy.
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