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Qatar secures Guinness World Record for largest electric bus depot

the Ministry of Transport and The Public Works Authority, also known as Ashghal, has received an official Guinness World Record certificate. Qatar’s newest bus depot has entered the Guinness World…

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Air pollution particles can reach organs of developing foetuses: research

Qatar was among the Middle Eastern nations with the highest air pollution levels in 2020. Black carbon particles from air pollution can affect developing organs in foetuses as early as…

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Celebrate Qatar Sustainability Week with Heenat Salma’s ‘special day pass’

The annual event is taking place in its seventh edition, focusing on the health and wellbeing of Qatar’s community and to driving sustainability. Get ready to join in the celebration of Qatar…

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Pakistan floods ‘fuelled’ by climate change: research

Researchers are making quick assessments of the connections between global warming and weather disasters according to a developing field called attribution science. Mid-June saw the onset of unusually high rain…

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Doha Renews: Zakey, the Qatar-based startup tackling food waste

Zakey is an application dedicated to selling overstocked and near-expiry foods at a fraction of the original price in Qatar. Every year, roughly one-third of the food produced for human…

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Scientists warn major sea-level rise ‘inevitable’ due to melting Greenland ice cap

Losses will lead to a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of climate change, according to scientists. Even if the burning of fossil fuels that is causing the climate crisis were…

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Qatar vows to recycle 60% of World Cup 2022 waste

During the FIFA Arab Cup, no waste from tournament venues was sent to landfill, and 70% was successfully recycled at Al Bayt Stadium. The Ministry of Municipality aims to have…

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Doha Renews: fast fashion and shopping sustainably

Fast fashion is the second largest polluting industry in the world. It produces 10% of the global CO2 emissions, that’s more than airplane and ship traffic combined. A sense of…

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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy makes surprise appearance at Doha Forum 2022

The 20th edition of the event was inaugurated by the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and will be convening for two days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise…

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