Iraq’s Uneasy Road to a Green Economy
Faced with chronic electricity shortages, Iraq has set a target to meet 10 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2028 through deployment of large-scale solar,…
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Author: Saltanat Berdikeeva
Iraq’s Electricity Sector at a Critical Juncture
Power outages in Iraq were one of the catalysts of large-scale protests in the summer of 2018. While the Iraqi government has made reforming the electricity sector one of its…
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Lighting up Mesopotamia: Iraq’s Gas Flaring Problem
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump expects Iraq to end imports of oil and natural gas from Iran this winter after it reimposed sanctions on that country in 2018…
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“NOPEC”: What Qatar’s Exit Means for OPEC and Qatar
One of the oldest members of OPEC, Qatar, decided to withdraw from the oil cartel effective January 1, 2019. While several other countries have left OPEC before, Qatar will be…
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Climate Change Raises the Specter of Food Insecurity in Gulf Countries
The changing climate portends more extreme weather events that are likely to hurt global food supplies and raise prices. While the rich countries of the Gulf Cooperation Counc…
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Lebanon’s Mounting Garbage: A 21st Century Clean Up
Lebanon’s parliament passed a new law on integrated solid waste management on September 24, 2018, to address the country’s unending garbage crisis. However, the law is already…
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