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Saudi Arabia's plans to host the men's World Cup 2034 will be harmful for the climate, experts say

Saudi Arabia says that to host the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, it will build or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports and public transport in a massive buildout to accommodate millions of athletes, coaches and spectators

The Independent UK

Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water

Worries about future water supplies from ancient aquifers are bubbling up in western rural Arizona

The Independent UK

Out of gas? Egypt’s ambitions to become a regional gas hub are dwindling

Egypt’s regional gas hub ambitions are in jeopardy – but is that temporary or a more structural issue?

Al Jazeera

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Oil boss as climate talks host: what's behind UAE's choice?

Dubai (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates has picked the head of its national oil company as president of this year's COP28 climate talks, prompting criticism from environmental activists.

AFP

Built to disappear: World Cup stadium 974

Of the seven stadiums Qatar built for the World Cup, one will disappear after the tournament

The Independent UK

Energy-rich Qatar faces fast-rising climate risks at home

World Cup host Qatar sits in a region that is warming faster than anywhere else on earth besides the Arctic

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia's new "green" agenda

The petrostate pitched a plan to cut carbon at COP27. And it’s covered in oil.

Salon

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In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy

The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy

The Independent UK

Qatar’s promise of ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup raises doubts

Qatar has been on a ferocious construction spree that has few recent parallels in the long run-up to hosting the 2022 men's World Cup soccer tournament

The Independent UK

Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

The Middle East is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impact of climate change — and already the effects are being seen

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