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In contrast, the German model also has its own unique features and history in light of the Green party activism in the public domain. Germany obtains about 25% of its electricity from nuclear energy but is also investing in wind and solar energy, buy mentat pills. The recent decision by Germany in May 30, 2011 to phase-out all nuclear reactors by 2022 is worth some reflection and analysis to enlighten our energy policy in Jordan. The recent public policy in Germany is to allocate funds and and invest in R&D in renewable energy in order for Germany to take a leading role in the green economy. Purchase mentat pills, Merkel commented that Germany will be going forward so that others can follow their example. Buy mentat pills without prescription, At the regional level and with the potential GCC membership perhaps new energy trade-offs should be negotiated and addressed to achieve energy security, which is a key element in the overall national security. Also, trading renewable energy from this part of the world with Europe as articulated by the Desertec project offers a new model for collaborative work between Europe and MENA countries, which opens new windows of opportunities for Jordan and the region to be part of the Green Economy, mentat pills online pharmacy. The Green Economy implies an investment in our natural capital in terms of R&D, solar and wind energy, Mentat pills buy drug, green construction, clean production, recycling and eco-tourism.

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Finally, the cornerstone for a sustainable human civilization is society's ability to nurture a civic intelligence through opening public debates and presenting facts detached from opinions and interests, buy mentat pills without prescription. The key role of the scientific community and civil society is to tell truth and all truth to power. We also need to realize that there is no universal solution to energy poverty and each society should choose what suits its specific conditions, but since we know better we should do better.

In sum, this national energy debate in Jordan is not only about national security and sustainability but is also a question about reform, leadership, and human stewardship. In any democracy, renewable ideas are a key source for renewable energy in society. We need to celebrate new ideas and avoid the “escalation of commitment” syndrome. The Arab Spring is about the imperative for harnessing renewable human energy to address human fears, risks and vulnerabilities.

*IUCN- Regional Director for West Asia RegionIUCN-International Union for Conervation of Nature;e-mail: orj@iucn.org.

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Basel Burgan

Mr Al-Jayyousi has made us believe that there are 2 poles in Europe & the USA siding with Nuclear; one is France & the USA supporting nuclear and the other are the Germans pressured by the German Green Party. This argument defies the fact that all said countries are not supporting nuclear any more by not building or projecting new projects of nuclear stations. The USA has most of its reactors built in 60s & 70s which are one by one running into decomissioning status. By not building new projects and replacing by renewables (now highways in the USA are all belted with windmills all over the USA), indicates that the hole world is deserting the nuclear option.
As for the GCC, I strongly suggest everyone to read the book of John Perkins “Confessions of an Economic Hitman” to see why SA & the UAE (and us) announced projects of nuclear reactors in countries where vast deserts could be painted with PV.
JordanGoGreen
Anonymous

Thanks Dr. Odeh for this highly intellectual article, you nailed it.Exactly, what we lack in Jordan is an Energy Model that takes into account all the aspects you have outlined before, we need to create our own, the one that fits the Jordanian case, based on facts, studies, and future outlook, a roadmap for energy that takes all aspects into consideration.
Is the Ministry of Energy capable of doing that? I do not think so because of the mindset that say we know it best, we own the truth and we should do it the way we see right, which is pathetic.
Now, do we have a strong monitoring body that can enforce a public debate (the role of MP’s), unfortunately, as Jordanians, we are to be blamed for our bad choices, including myself.
The only way out is that HM the king picks up the phone, calls the Minister of Energy, and tells him bluntly, listen, get me a roadmap signed and approved by all key experts in Jordan, international bodies and all concerned, it must include all different stakeholders (including the people who oppose your plans, they should sign too), your role will be a facilitator and to fully disclose all information needed by them, I want a selected panel from these people (they choose them) to report that, and you show me how you are going to implement that at once. His Majesty is always our last resort when we need to move things or when Jordanians feel insecure about the future.
Disclosure (I wish to be part of the energy drafting effort, but I am not interested in having my name to appear anywhere).
Bahjat Tabbara

The German decision to abandon nuclear power was a purely political one; not one based on any scientific merit. Despite high education quality, the Germans are not knowledge on the intricacies of nuclear power and energy economics; and politicians are (pardon me for being so blunt) not model citizens in almost every nation on earth. We cannot simply leave people to make decisions based on ignorance. Decisions have to be made based on full knowledge of the facts; but sadly politicians (not people who study/specialised at politics) generally do not have the knowledge.

Where will Germany recover 25% of its energy? France with the cleanest air in Europe generates some 75% of its electricity from nuclear power & exports surplus’ worth Euros 4 Billion per year! As if that wasn’t bad enough; people speak of renewables (which I support) as a silver bullet solution to the nuclear vampire. In point of fact, it’s more of a pellet gun. In the case of Jordan, the investment in renewables will not generate 1/2 the power capacity (GwH) per annum that the same investment in nuclear power would; nor would it be controllable (i.e. the times) hence it is renewables that are really the compliment (not solution) to nuclear power; which is the solution to diesel and fuel oil.

Yet another solution; ignore the nuclear age, & continue paying cash-to-the-barrelhead for oil. Jordan will have no other option but to declare bankruptcy again.

I am not about to put down my country people, but I will say reading is not a Jordanian pastime. Jordanians do not read enough; most have never owned a book, & the reading done is generally the locals of the newspaper. Indeed, Arabic wikipedia is indicative of a general lack of Arab commitment to knowledge. Spain translates more texts per year than the Arabs have in the last century; and Jordanians are but one element of the Arab nation.

People fear what they don’t understand. Nuclear power is our misunderstood friend who can help us more than our ‘friends’ in the GreenPeace or other organisations who; while I respect their right to an opinion, cannot support their views due to serious flaws. Likewise, I cannot say for certain that most Jordanians have any real knowledge about nuclear power.

Aziz

WTF is wrong with you? who TF do you know about Jordanian reading habits? the only studies available are based on publishers data. Can you with a straight face tell me that Jordanians don’t watch movies based in box office sales? Jordanians get their films from downtown DVD shops and read their books from PDF files and, sad but true, illegal copies. So stop peddling with your ignorant BS about how many books Jordanians read until you get a more accurate study.

Bahjat Tabbara

@55ce8f89220070f253ba278fb1330f37:disqus
- I know all about Jordanian reading habits; I studied at University here & I can tell you no body really reads until the night before an exam. I studied every day & read in the library. Who the hell do you think you are? The truth hurts because the reality is that books are not a pastime.

I agree, we must resolve the problem; after-all, the Quran itself starts w/an order ‘READ!’ & therefore I say we must all read & recite, for it is the first step towards thinking. The gift of literacy (which our government supplied by constitution and law) is sadly not exploited to the maximum. PDF files are Ok, illegal photocopies are not. What do they do w/them when they finish w/them at finals? I practically could have finished my edu. without paying for a book but I bought originals where possible.

p.s. I don’t care for films (aka movies) because most of what they produce today is junk.
Bahjat Tabbara

Just so you know; when I was reading people hurled every word you can think of (nerd was common) but I don’t give a damn about a bunch of drug addicts (nicotine is a drug) & besides, it was through reading that I discovered that polonium (radium F) is 65 million times more radioactive than uranium! To my astonishment, when you warn smokers here, they simply deny it, & they deny everything w/o even researching the subject. Nuclear bad, smoking good.

In the end, this is the same mentality as the people who denied that the earth was round & even those who denied that the earth revolves around the sun. We are beyond that; we are better than that; but we act otherwise. I do not understand why students (or for that matter library staff) always seem to be devoid of reading. I am certain if a ‘read’ campaign was launched then people would not look so bored all the time.

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@ef820d504959813bd62f2af3017dabce:disqus Tabbara, I am sorry I cannot understand your argument that the Germans, the Swiss, the Italians, the Dainish, ….etc etc decisions to close their reactors or not to build any nuclear power stations in their countries are considered as “political decisions” that is why they are not viable to you..!!!! As if political desisons do not come from the decisions of citizens living in cities, towns, villages and even farms where every single human being with his citizenship has the right to voice his opinion, and then his government has to SERVE that decision.
Every where you write and respond to the majority of Jordanians whom have refused the Nuclear ambitions of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) management and its caretakers, you fully neglect that the EU has a major project of Euro 400 billion to compensate for the shutting down of reactors. This project is well known as DESERTEC which Prince Hassan bin Talal is on the board.
Do not misslead fellow Jordanians by comparing nuclear to fossile energy. Compare apples to apples and I ask you to show the REAL cost of nuclear (let us start that JAEC’s annual budget is JD 30 million, while a more working Jordanian entity (the Radiation Management Commission) that monitors X-Ray clinics, monitors our borders from radio active materials, liscence and regulates entities, …etc has an annual budget of JD 1.3 million only…!!!

Bahjat Tabbara

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It is not viable to me. I don’t normally talk like this but I will on this occasion because it warrants it. Hear me & hear me well; politicians are generally NOT CONCERNED w/public welfare, but are only into their popularity & pockets & any of those countries are no exception. The difference is, there they get elected by the same masses who do not understand much more than they do about nuclear power. To the contrary, politicians generally know less than the average person on the street on any thing.

Yet nuclear power is a very long & complex subject; politicians don’t have time to listen to anything they just want to get on with it. The same applies for most people. Moreover, the arguments AGAINST nuclear power are not convincing except that people fear Fukushima will repeat itself. Did it even occur to them that Generation III+ PWRs offer unprecedented safety features, whereas Fukushima was an early build Generation II BWR relic? Even then this ‘relic’ withstood the earthquake better than expected but not the tsunami.

The Germans originally wanted to postpone the phase-out by 2048, but decided to go back to the original schedule. In the meantime, China, India are importing & designing new systems; Russia and France continue to build & export. Meanwhile in Europe, France is exporting nuclear driven electricity to Germany, Italy, Spain, UK & others. I don’t suppose German politicians will cry foul & demand non-nuclear electricity. The reality is, the French will build new reactors on the borders.

Thus this is the vanity of politicians.

Also, comparing nuclear power to fossil fuels is important. We are comparing energy resources to energy resources; some apples are green, others are yellow, others are red (I happen to like red apples) & some are big & some are small. This energy; it can come in many forms & be measured in many ways.

afrenchinjordan

JUst a reaction. France does not have the cleanest air in Europe. Far from it. French citizens do not support nuclear power but they know that switching to another model would mean more expensive electricity. And lets be clear, there is no information to the public on nuclear production. Accidents are always reported AFTER, leaks are always said to be not dangerous and fires with no consequences. Nuclear power is an economic and political choice, but concerns of the population cannot be wiped out. There is a danger. and please read the studies (always done by independent bodies because for official ones there is no problem. they are all depending on state fundings) published on cancers and other diseases linked to radioactive leaks.
to illustrate the level of unreliability of French officials on this matter, when Tchernobyl accident happened the minister of Environment said. No radiation is reaching France. The Rhine river works as a natural barrier!!!!! of course this was not true and even the West part of France was contaminated.

Bahjat Tabbara

Those threats are exaggerated. Just because radiation emitting particles reached France (or the US for that matter) does not mean that they are harmful or will be ultra-harmful. Polonium or lead in cigarettes are much more radioactive than all of those leaks combined yet you have a Jordanian population who refuse to kick the habit; or even modernise in humanistic ways.

CO2-wise, France’s air is the cleanest in Europe; and the level of radioactive elements (Casium or Iodine) is not in any seriously harmful quantity. In fact, Jordan’s air is much more radioactive & polluting.

afrenchinjordan

JUst a reaction. France does not have the cleanest air in Europe. Far from it. French citizens do not support nuclear power but they know that switching to another model would mean more expensive electricity. And lets be clear, there is no information to the public on nuclear production. Accidents are always reported AFTER, leaks are always said to be not dangerous and fires with no consequences. Nuclear power is an economic and political choice, but concerns of the population cannot be wiped out. There is a danger. and please read the studies (always done by independent bodies because for official ones there is no problem. they are all depending on state fundings) published on cancers and other diseases linked to radioactive leaks.
to illustrate the level of unreliability of French officials on this matter, when Tchernobyl accident happened the minister of Environment said. No radiation is reaching France. The Rhine river works as a natural barrier!!!!! of course this was not true and even the West part of France was contaminated.