Tag: COP18

Qatar Airways Praised for its Natural Gas/Biofuel Push to the Skies

Cheaper flights for all? If Qatar's "Pearl project" can develop the natural gas industry for planes, it could translate into...

Failed COP18 Climate Talks Boil Down to Money (Op-Ed)

Although just about everybody at the COP18 climate talks in Doha, Qatar, understood the importance of arresting climate change...

World Bank Warns Arab World About Action on Climate Change

Consequences of climate change especially acute in the Arab world, and traditional methods for coping with climate are severely...

Climate Change to Worsen Migrant Workers’ Lives in Qatar

Trade unionists have used the COP18 discussions in Qatar to bring the silent but disturbing plight of migrant workers...

Activists Call for a ‘Robin Hood Tax’ to Boost Climate Change Fund

Activists have gathered at the global COP18 climate event in Doha, Qatar to press negotiators to put aside money from...

Qatar to Spend Up to $20 Billion on Solar

Like Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, Qatar uses up a lot of its own fossil fuels - either to...

Eco-Hybrid Car From Qatar Unveiled During Climate Talks

Counteracting overwhelming criticism leveled at Gulf nations for their lack of environmental accountability, the Gulf Organisation for Research and Development...

Activists at COP18 in Qatar: Islam and the Arab-world Not Eco Enough

Young Arabs in Doha are telling the Arab world it's time to take a lead on climate change during...

Turkey Wins “Fossil of the Day” Award At Doha Climate Change Negotiations

With the world's fourth largest number of planned coal-fired power plants, Turkey is flouting international concern about climate change. As...

A 1,700 Gigaton Carbon Bomb is Thawing in the Permafrost

Negotiators working on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in Qatar ought to know that 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon...

COP18 and Four Degrees: Have We Passed The Point Of No Return?

More and more studies highlight the truly drastic action we need to take at Doha to avoid four degree...

COP18 Updates – Women, Students & A President Courting Oil

Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, who is the president of the COP18 got a thorough telling off for courting big...