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Ammon News - The Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI) on Tuesday launched the Green Factory Award to encourage environmentally responsible business practices and lay the groundwork for the country's transition to a green economy.

The award is established in cooperation with the "Green Action in Enterprises (GAIN)", a project implemented in Jordan by the German Agency for International Cooperation or (GIZ) and commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

The award also aims to advance the concept of "green factories" and reduce the environmental impact of traditional industrial processes and practices.

At the ceremony to announce the award, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply Dana Zoabi said that the country needed to switch to a green economy immediately to halt the depletion of natural resources, reduce environmental pollution, and set the stage for sustainable development.

She pointed out that compared to other countries in a similar position, Jordan's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is negligible.

According to the World Bank Group's "Climate and Development" report for Jordan, which was released last week, the nation's greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 totaled 35.81 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, or 0.60 percent of the global total.

According to Zoabi, the industrial sector in Jordan contributed 5.6 percent of the country's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2018, behind the energy and waste sectors, which accounted for 65.5 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively.