امروز مطلبی را در میان اخبار و وبلاگ های گوگل اینجا دیدم که در مورد سبز شدن حج است. ظاهرا گروهی از فعالان حوزه ی محیط زیست در تلاش هستند تا زمینه کاهش آلودگی محیط زیست و انتشار دی اکسید کربن را در طی مراسم حج فراهم کنند. در این زمینه می توانید این لینک و این لینک را مشاهده کنید. سخنگوی دولت عربستان هم بیان داشته است که "سخنان رهبران و فعالان محیط زیست را جدی می گیرد و در پی پیاده سازی برخی طرح ها و پیشنهادها است، تغییر برداشت های مردم دشوار است اما محیط زیست بسیار با اهمیت است."

ظاهرا دولت عربستان طرح هایی هم برای استفاده از انرژی خورشیدی در مساجد و هتل های شهرهای مکه و مدینه دارد تا از این طریق ردپای کربنی حاجیان را کاهش دهد. 

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A Saudi government spokesman told The Media Line that the government believes there is much work to be done to bring awareness of environmental issues to the Hajj.

“The activists and Muslim leaders who are calling for combining faith with environmental protection are important and we are taking their ideas and statements seriously, and the Saudi government is looking at implementing a number of new policies that will help this be achieved,” the government spokesman said.

Some of these policies include using biodegradable materials for Hajj travelers and teaching seminars that embrace environmentalism within the Islamic faith.

“It is hard to change people’s perceptions, but it is vital that with these calls, we understand that there are people out there willing to make a stand. The environment is extremely important,” added the spokesman.

He pointed out that in Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam, the Saudi government has drawn up plans that could see solar energy being used to power mosques, hotels and banquet areas. “This would help reduce the environmental imprint of the Hajj,” the spokesman said.

Following in the Moroccan government’s footsteps, Saudi Arabia could become a leader for environmental policy on the grassroots level, said Tunisian-French environmentalist Nour Michel. She believes that only through education can the Middle East show the world that these issues are serious.