Friday, November 23, 2012

Doubts as Qatar hosts climate talks

Agence France-Presse: Qatar has much to prove in the coming days as the fossil fuel producing nation with the world's largest per capita carbon footprint hosts the 18th UN climate change conference. Environmentalists question whether the tiny emirate has the diplomatic muscle, and more importantly, the political will, to play a positive role in the critical two-week huddle that kicks off next Monday in Doha. The oil- and gas-guzzling Gulf nation, seeking to expand its global reach and recently awarded the 2022 football...

URL: http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/doubts-as-qatar-hosts-climate-talks-1.1429331

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