An infographic published earlier this year asks the question “Could the world be 100% solar?”. The question is answered in the affirmative by demonstrating that so …
Category: Qatar
COP18 – largely administrative, but with a sting in the tail
Albert Einstein once said that “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. So it was …
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Half time in Doha (a.k.a. one hundred days to change the world)
After a week of talks in Doha at COP18, it is difficult to draw a clear conclusion about how the conference might conclude. Certainly there …
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Expectations for COP 18 in Doha
This week sees the start of the 18th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, or COP18 for short, in Doha, Qatar. This should be a …
Short and long term strategies
I have been at the first Doha Carbon and Energy Forum this week, organized by Qatar Petroleum and the Qatar Foundation with support from ExxonMobil. …
