Climate

    Australian beer makers fight climate change by feeding carbon to algae
    25 Nov 2021

    Australian beer makers have brewed up a novel way to fight climate change: capturing the carbon dioxide produced by fermenting hops and feeding it to micro-algae, Reuters reports. The carbon emitted by fermenting hops to make a six-pack of beer can take a tree two days to absorb, experts say. To tackle that problem, the […]

    Forever Green campaign succeeds in greening 12 sites across Bahrain
    25 Nov 2021

    The “Forever Green” campaign to expand green areas in Bahrain and contribute to the fight against climate change has succeeded in greening 12 sites across the Kingdom, BNA reports. The National Initiative launched the ambitious campaign for Agricultural Development (NIAD). It has received generous support from the private sector in a demonstration of the robust […]

    Progress, but hardly success. Five key conclusions from the International Climate Negotiations in Glasgow
    24 Nov 2021

    The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP26 ended on 14 November in Scotland. After two weeks of international climate talks, the countries of the world signed the Glasgow Climate Pact. The document calls on governments to improve their climate targets as early as next year and […]

    Iraq and KRG delegations supported COP26 targets – reducing methane emissions, cutting gas flaring, and others
    24 Nov 2021

    Members of the Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegations at the 26th United Nations Global Climate Summit in Glasgow, United Kingdom, have told Rudaw that they are committed to climate action ahead of the final COP26 deal. Iraq and the KRG have already supported targets, including reducing methane emissions, preserving the forest and land […]

    The UN climate talks in Glasgow are launching a new industrial revolution
    21 Nov 2021

    In the 21st century, we must embody a new “green” industrial revolution that must be bigger than the previous two in the 19th and 20th centuries, says Oleg Savitsky, an expert on climate and energy policy of the Ukrainian Climate Network. Let’s check his opinion published in the European Truth. *** The international negotiations of […]

    Australia’s only working carbon capture and storage project fails to meet target
    20 Nov 2021

    Chevron says it failed to meet Western Australia’s target of capturing at least 80% of the CO2 that would otherwise be released at its Gorgon LNG project, The Guardian reports. Australia’s only working carbon capture and storage project in Western Australia has failed to meet its target to lock away greenhouse gases from a major […]

    Qatar teams up with Rolls-Royce to launch billion dollar green projects
    20 Nov 2021

    The Gulf state plans to establish engineering hubs in the UK and Qatar to test and develop green technologies. Qatar is partnering with Rolls-Royce to inaugurate new green engineering projects as the Gulf state pushes toward a greener environment, Doha News reports. Qatar is investing in building science and engineering hubs in the north of […]

    COP26 and Climate Action Plan: Is Qatar getting serious about global warming?
    18 Nov 2021

    Photo: Amiri Diwan Qatar is the world’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas. The latest cabinet reshuffle by Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani last month saw the re-creation of an environment and climate change ministry headed by Minister Faleh bin Nasser Al Thani. This Gulf state was among the participants at the […]

    AYCMQ partners with national stakeholders to measure the household carbon footprint
    17 Nov 2021

    The Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar (AYCMQ) has taken action to measure carbon footprint in the Gulf state, Doha News reports. The Household Carbon Footprint Initiative is one of the signature projects of the Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar (AYCMQ) to understand the resource consumption and carbon footprint profiles of different socioeconomic groups in Qatar. […]

    Post-COP26: coal trajectory is set whether it’s ‘phase out’ or “phase down”
    17 Nov 2021

    What’s the real difference between “phase out” and “phase down”? Let’s read the explanation by Reuters Asia Commodities Columnist Clyde Russell. *** This semantic exercise is receiving considerable attention in the wake of a compromise on coal reached at the weekend at the conclusion of the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow. For those committed to […]