Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 46

15-Nov-2010

QATAR

QP Submits CCS Credits Proposal To UN

Qatar Petroleum (QP) has submitted a proposal to amend the rules of the UNs Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to allow for credits to be earned from carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. The proposal includes a new methodology that could enable CO capture and storage in geological formations to be part of the CDM, Qatars Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry 'Abd Allah...