{"id":12563,"date":"2019-02-20T21:02:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T10:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=12563"},"modified":"2021-04-15T06:30:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T06:30:33","slug":"jordans-mosques-go-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/news\/jordans-mosques-go-green\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan\u2019s Mosques Go Green!"},"content":{"rendered":"<amp-jwplayer layout=\"flex-item\" height=\"600\" data-player-id=\"bKajWAhe\" width=\"700\" data-media-id=\"URbXc7mI\" class=\"wp-block-amp-amp-jwplayer\"><\/amp-jwplayer><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan is looking to a solar-powered future for it\u2019s mosques and schools<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan is setting an example for the rest of the world with a nation-wide push to switch to renewable energy sources.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2014, this push has focused on the nations many mosques, which are now almost all powered by solar energy.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools and public buildings have also led the charge in adopting solar energy.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aim for Jordan is to make its capital city, Amman, completely carbon-neutral by the year 2050.<\/span>\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe main reason for the use of solar energy is religious duty,\u201d said Ahmad Al Rawashdeh, the Imam of the Ta\u2019la al-\u2018Ali mosque in Amman. Islam urges conservation of nature\u2019s resources, he said, and \u201cwarns against extravagance\u201d.<\/span><\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative is particularly effective due to Jordan\u2019s plentiful sunlight, with the country getting 300 sunny days every year.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These kinds of natural advantages will be essential if Jordan, and other Middle-Eastern countries, want to shift away from their overwhelming dependence on fossil fuels. Despite the push for solar panels, 96% of Jordan\u2019s energy comes from fossil fuels imported from its neighbours.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May Allah reward Jordan for this initiative and give all nations the ability to switch to sustainable energy sources.<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jordan is looking to a solar-powered future for it\u2019s mosques and schools Jordan is setting an example for the rest of the world with a nation-wide push to switch to renewable energy sources. Since 2014, this push has focused on the nations many mosques, which are now almost all powered by solar energy. 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