Jordan Flirts with Nuclear Energy, Though Process Remains Opaque
One year after Fukushima’s warning to the world, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan moves ever closer to the construction of a nuclear energy power plant. Jordan’s King Abdullah recently returned from a nuclear power summit in South Korea where, according to King Abdullah’s press release, he engaged in talks “in line with Jordan’s compliance and […]
Exploring Energy in Jordan, Israel and Palestine: Part 2
This is the second blog in a series of three, which explore issues of energy in Jordan, Israel and Palestine. This entry was written by Shannon McGowan, FoEME intern at the Amman Office and studies International Environmental Policy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Jordan faces multiple challenges within the energy sector, including […]