Qatar Dismisses False Claims of Oil Pollution on Shores

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Qatar’s Environment Ministry Dismisses False Claims of Oil Pollution on Shores

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) has categorically denied reports circulating on social media alleging that oil pollution has reached Qatar’s shores, stressing that the claims are false and misleading.
Qatar Joins 5th Global Plastic Pollution Negotiation in South Korea

The State of Qatar participated in the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5), held in Busan, the Republic of Korea, from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1. The event aimed to develop a binding legal instrument to end plastic pollution...
MoCI stipulates hefty fine for noise pollution

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has announced deterrent measures to ensure the commitment of car and motorcycle agents and service providers to conform to the sound levels emitted by cars and motorcycles to the conditions and standards o..
Dust Pollution and its Effects

Dust is one of the biggest pollutants in Qatar. Being a dessert, the occasional dust storm, though it may seem harmless, can actually have a lasting affect on your health. Especially if you are constantly ex...
Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe

Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires. Scientists with the EU Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) warned on Tuesday of unhealthy levels ..
India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution

India on Friday imposed a ban on single-use plastics on items ranging from straws to cigarette packets to combat worsening pollution in country whose streets are strewn with waste. Announcing the ban, the government dismissed the demands of food, ..
Qatar Participates in International Meeting on Plastic Pollution

Represented by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC), the State of Qatar participated in a meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG), to prepare for the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an int..
Pollution causing more deaths than COVID, action needed, says U.N. expert

Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals. The report said pol..
A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to clean up pollution

A team of Argentine scientists is using microorganisms native to Antarctica to clean up pollution from fuels and potentially plastics in the pristine expanses of the white continent. The tiny microbes munch through the waste, creating a naturally ..

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