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Air travel to get bumpier as CO2 emissions riseTurbulence on transatlantic flights will become more frequent and severe by 2050 as carbon dioxide emissions rise, leading to longer journey times and increased fuel consumption, British scientists said in a study. More… |
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Boeing committed to zero-carbon growthUS aircraft maker Boeing Company remains committed to zero-carbon growth and will continue growing its business without increasing its environmental footprint, said its top official who is on a visit to the Middle East. More… |
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Qatari Diar plans carbon sequestration projectQatari Diar Construction’s (QDVC) has signed an agreement with Creocean, a leading environmental engineering consultancy specialising in coastal and marine environment and oceanography, to set up a major carbon sequestrat More… |
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Mars rover finds traces of carbonNasa's Mars rover Curiosity, dispatched to look for the chemical ingredients and environments for microbial life, has found hints of carbon, though whether this building block for life on Earth has played a similar role on More… |
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CO2 reduction 'top priority for new ME projects'Qatar has huge potential to set a precedent in worldwide CO2 reduction, and that government support is crucial in developing the necessary frameworks, said an industry expert at the ongoing World Climate Summit in Doha. “CO2 More… |
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EU freezes airline carbon emissions taxThe European Union will freeze for a year its rule that all airlines must pay for their carbon emissions for flights into and out of EU airports, the EU executive said, following threats of international retaliation. More… |
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RAK plans $408m 'green' coal power plantUtico Middle East, a major private utility and solutions provider in the GCC, said it has joined hands with top coal power company Shanghai Electric to set up 'the world’s greenest coal-fired power plant' at a cost of Dh1.5 billion More… |
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Breathing European air shortens lifeMicroscopic particles, among the most harmful forms of air pollution, are still found at dangerous levels in Europe, although law has cut some toxins from exhaust fumes and chimneys, a European Environmental Agency (EEA) report More… |
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US Senate votes to shield airlines from EU taxThe US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Saturday that would shield US airlines from paying for their carbon emissions on European flights, pressuring the European Union to back down from applying its emissions law to foreign More… |
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CO2 capture will help raise US oil outputUntil now, the CO2 used for recovering oil has been specially extracted from underground but the government is working to use the lure of oil extraction to encourage the capture and storage of carbon produced from power station More… |
