the national energy research council nerc analysed the potential savings for ten jordanian enterprises hotels banks and a health centre were they to adopt energy efficiency measures the government currently allocates less than of its budget to the environment unep the establishment of national green growth policies or economic development plans which integrate environmental concerns and opportunities and the allocation of adequate public funds and other resources show government s determination to achieve green growth objectives and can help raise investors confidence jordan is also signatory to a number of environmental conventions the regional convention for the conservation of the red sea also known as the jeddah convention the convention of biological diversity the convention on nuclear safety the convention on combating desertification the stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants and the convention on nuclear safety