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 […]
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 […]
Now in its 14th year, The Environmental Photographer of the Year competition showcases the most inspirational environmental photography worldwide. The award celebrates humanity’s ability to survive and innovate and showcases thought-provoking images that call attention to our impact and inspire us to live sustainably. The winners have been announced in the environmental photographer of the […]
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 […]
Marking its participation at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, the Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) announced the launch of Green Events Tool (GET) developed collaboratively by GORD, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat and UN Environment Programme (UNEP), The Peninsula Qatar reports. Green Events Tool (GET) is […]
The UAE has endorsed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use that commits countries to working collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 while advancing sustainable development and promoting an inclusive rural transformation. Over 90 countries have supported the declaration at the COP26 Leaders’ Action on Forests and […]
A new international body will oversee companies’ environmental policies to ensure investors are not being duped by false sustainability claims known as ‘greenwashing’. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was revealed at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, and is expected to commence work next year. It will have offices in Montreal, London and […]
Negotiators took the two-week U.N. climate talks in Scotland into an extra day on November 13, wrestling with a fresh draft of an agreement intended to give the world a realistic shot at avoiding the worst effects of global warming. A deal aimed at staving off dangerous climate change has been struck at the COP26 […]
Arab Youth Survey 2021 findings show close to half believe governments should do more to address climate change, The National News reports. A survey shows that more than half of young Arabs – 5% – are concerned about climate change. The same number said they would boycott a brand if it was operating in a […]
Eco-activist Max Zalewski made me think about private jets on COP26. He asked a topical question to all conspiracy theorists: how did you imagine the daily lives of the world elite? Forbes and the BBC published articles about world leaders who flew to Glasgow for the climate summit on private planes, then ate venison and […]
