Mari Luomi Mainstreaming Climate Policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council States  7/4/2014

It is globally accepted that 2 degrees Celsius is the temperature limit of dangerous climate change, and that we should collectively strive to stay below it. The recent report on mitigation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that growth of greenhouse gas emissions continues despite global efforts to curb emissions, and that combustion of fossil fuels is the key driver of this growth. The report concludes that staying below 2 degrees requires major changes in terms of technology,...more

NAJIB SAAB How can we make oil energy for the future?  19/3/2014

Sustainability Week, which was hosted in Abu Dhabi, opened doors for the future. Discussions at the annual assembly of the International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA), the World Future Energy Summit and the Water Summit showed indisputably that the world as we know it is changing. ...more

IBRAHIM ABDEL GELIL EFFICIENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS IN THE ARAB REGION  5/2/2014

Energy-efficient lighting technologies are economical, commercially viable and technologically available, but due to several barriers, they have not reached their market penetration potential. A growing number of countries in the Arab region have already taken actions to transit to more efficient lighting systems. Replacing incandescent lamps in the residential sector is one of the most obvious and easiest methods to achieve energy-efficiency in the region. ...more

PADDY PADMANATHAN Renewable energy is the most cost competitive solution for the Arab region  31/1/2014

Even as we in MENA focus on increasing the efficiency of electricity utilization and seek to reduce energy intensity, demand will continue to grow at 7% on average across the region to support the disproportionately (as compared to many other geographic regions of the world) ...more

GLADA LAHN To whom energy subsidies are?  21/1/2014

An article published in Al-Hayat newspaper on 3 November, quoted me as a participant at the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) annual...more

NAJIB SAAB Energy for the real poor  17/1/2014

With its energy consumption growing twice as fast as its economic growth, the Arab region is among the least efficient in the world. The report...more

LEILA DAGHER Nuclear Economics: One size cannot fit all  20/12/2013

Literature on nuclear power reveals a clear lack of consensus on its economic viability. Claims as contradicting as “nuclear power offers electricity too cheap to meter” to “nuclear power is the most expensive source of electricity” abound....more

NAJIB SAAB Climate refugees: The worst is to come   14/12/2013

Dozens of Lebanese seeking new opportunities in Australia lost their lives when a boat carrying them from an island in Indonesia capsized....more