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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

Island states like the Maldives and Grenada argue that a 2 °C target, which is considered by many scientists to be the safe upper limit for warming, will still result in a high enough sea-level rise to wipe them from existence. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc.

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Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal: Roaming Through Saudi Arabia

Baua Electric

He described a version that no longer exists, rife with cheap accommodation, lax rules and a free-for-all sensibility. Citing the Maldives, he mentioned the kingdom’s plans to claim a share of the same high-end market. By 2030, he said, the Red Sea project will offer 50 hotels across its island and inland sites.