Qatar pledges to cut emissions
Four GCC countries -- Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates -- together submitted a concept paper at...
Renewable Energy
10% of power from renewable energy in Oman
Latest reports show that the Sultanate made extensive efforts to increase the proportion of renewable energy in the production of...
New commitment period to Kyoto Protocol is among the achievements of COP18
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar (COP18/CMP8), governments have taken the next essential step in the global...
COP18 conference leaders hail Gateway after agreement
The President of COP18/CMP8 has hailed the agreement reached after two-weeks of grueling negotiations as a “Gateway to the future”....
‘Green’ cars given away at Qatar Sustainability Expo
Five thousand people entered, but only five were lucky enough to win brand new electric cars on the closing day...
COP18 /CMP8 ends on a positive note
The Doha Climate talks, the longest UN Climate summit to date after Durban, concluded offering a balanced “Doha Package” that...
Plans for carbon capturing and storage in GCC to cut carbon emissions
The UAE plans to invest in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) to use carbon dioxide for oil extraction, to both...
Arab world warned of rising sea level at COP18
Global warming and the projected sea level rising will have serious consequences for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)...
Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser joined by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon to announce formation of a premier Climate Change Research Institute and Global Climate Change Forum in Qatar
Qatar Foundation, in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), officially announced the creation of a pioneering...
QDVC launches the first phase of an algae carbon sequestration project in Qatar
As part of Qatari Diar Construction’s (QDVC) commitment to sustainable development, the company is launching a major new carbon sequestration...
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