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The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is in the Port of Beirut for the first time in history to host a press conference and launch the “Sun unites us” Mediterranean tour which will highlight the massive potential for solar energy in the Arab region. The tour will travel from Lebanon to Turkey, whereafter it will end in Morocco for the COP22 international climate negotiations.

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Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/08/2016

Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Mediterranean Sea, Western Asia

Credit line: © Imad Maalouf / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Rainbow Warrior Tour in the Mediterranean : Lebanon

The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior is in the Port of Beirut for the first time in history to host a press conference and launch the “Sun unites us” Mediterranean tour which will highlight the massive potential for solar energy in the Arab region. The tour will travel from Lebanon to Turkey, whereafter it will end in Morocco for the COP22 international climate negotiations.

The tour will collect messages of support from the region for the dramatic increase of solar energy capacity in the Mediterranean and deliver them to the leaders at the COP22 climate negotiations.

In South Lebanon, 12 young Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese people from the area, trained by Greenpeace, will build solar panels on a Women's Cooperative center. This community‐driven initiative can serve as an example of how accessible and empowering renewable energy can be for everyone in the region. Each contribution to this project is an additional step towards a true energy independency for this cooperative, the hard‐working women and their community.

After Lebanon, the Rainbow Warrior will head to Turkey to become a platform for various communities from across the country to showcase their solarisation projects.

At each of its stops, the Rainbow Warrior will be open to the public, where people will get to meet the crew while exploring the ship and celebrating the region's abundance, its culture, food, music, people and the sun.

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