As countries around the world experienced record temperatures last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared: “We must turn a year of burning heat into a year of burning ambition.” But to move…
The Psychologist Who Convinced Economists that to Err Is Human
Daniel Kahneman, who passed away in March at the age of 90, received the Nobel Prize in Economics despite having never taken an economics course. Nevertheless, his scholarship reshaped and upended the discipline’s…
QatarEnergy to acquire two new exploration blocks offshore Egypt
QatarEnergy has signed a farm-in agreement with ExxonMobil to acquire a 40% participating interest in two exploration blocks offshore Egypt. Under the terms of the agreement, which is subject to customary approvals…
In the dock: Pivotal climate change testimonies in US
From Mexicans left homeless by rising seas to Colombians affected by coral bleaching, hundreds of people are telling the top human rights court in the Americas what climate change means to them…
Asia continues to be ‘principal market’ for Qatar LNG;accounts for 72% of total supplies in 2022, says GECF
Principal market for Qatari LNG continues to be Asia, accounting for 72% of its total supplies in 2022, Doha-based Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) said in a report.Qatar accounted for 16% of…
The Case for a European Public-Goods Fund
Mar 4, 2024AGE BAKKER, ROEL BEETSMA, and MARCO BUTI With the European Union’s pandemic recovery fund set to end in 2026, there is an urgent need for more durable financial mechanisms to support its long-term…
Climate Leadership from the Global South
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ماذا بعد اكتشاف حقل الغاز الجديد في حقل “كاريش” في إسرائيل؟ بارودي: ضرورة وضع لبنان أسس اتفاقات ترسيم حدود بحرية مع قبرص وسوريا
المركزية- يُظهر الاكتشاف الأخير للغاز في حقل “كاريش” الواقع في جنوبي لبنان، بغاية الوضوح أن على لبنان فعل كل ما في وسعه ليمهّد الطريق أمام صناعة النفط والغاز البحرية الخاصة به، وعلى وجه…
What’s next after new Energean gas discovery in Israel’s Karish North Field? Expert underlines need for Lebanon to lay groundwork for maritime boundary deals with Cyprus and Syria
DOHA/BEIRUT – By Myriam Balaa: Israel’s latest undersea gas find further demonstrates that Lebanon should be doing everything it can to pave the way for its own offshore oil and gas industry,…
US gas pipeline accidents posebig, unreported climate threat
Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51mn cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air….