Thank you, Oryx Universal College, for the opportunity to explore what climate action looks like in Qatar & engage with 50 bright students. On Nov 26, SustainableQATAR's President Katrin Scholz-Barth delivered a lecture on how SQ drives positive environmental impact in #Qatar.

Why should you ask about “low VOC” when buying home products? 🛋️To minimize Volatile Organic Compounds 🛋️To leave volcanic rock in nature 🛋️To avoid off-gassing of carcinogenic vapors in our homes 🛋️To incorporate herbs into formulation of air freshener sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal…

Why is it important to clean bedding once a week? 🛌Minimize the build up of sweat and skin residue 🛌Remove dust mites and other allergens 🛌Sanitize or get rid of germs 🛌All of the above. Check your answer at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQATAR #Qatar #healthyhomes

Which of these choices will reduce toxic chemicals in a child’s bed/play room? 🧒Plastic mats as a play surface 🧒Plastic-free and toxic-free toys 🧒Pajamas with flame retardants to protect against fire 🧒Limited exposure to blue lights from electronics sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal…

Green pest control - Who doesn't prefer an "ounce of prevention to a pound of roaches?" Learn about preventive pest control and the Qatar Poison Center at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #environment #sustainability #climateaction #pestcontrol #greenchemistry

Climate Action Now! Thank you, #AtlasoftheFuture, for mapping climate activities worth sharing. Q is for #Qatar in the end of year roundup. #SustainableQATAR #Qatar #Doha #sustainability #climateaction #climateactionnow #environment atlasofthefuture.org/project/sustai…

What suspected human carcinogen sometimes escapes in fumes released by products containing chlorine bleach? 🧪Formaldehyde 🧪Dioxide 🧪Benzalkonium chloride 🧪Chloroform Check your answer at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #sustainability #greenchemistry

Join us on January 18, 2021 at 4:00-6:00 PM. Anatol Lieven will be discussing #climatechange and his new award winning (Financial Times Book of the Year in the environment category) book "Climate Change and the Nation State". Register here: qatar.georgetown.edu/event/cirs-env…

What types of products do you use daily or several times a week which include chemicals that enter our bodies and raise havoc without us realizing it? Learn how more at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #sustainability #climateaction #greenchemistry

How can you help reduce GHG emissions starting in your own home? 🏠Regularly clean and maintain air conditioners 🏠Turn ACs off in the hottest part of the day 🏠Set the temperature of home ACs to 25C Learn more at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar

How much carbon dioxide emission from cars can be avoided if use of mass transit grows to 40% of urban travel by 2050 globally? 💨10.8 gigatons 💨6.6 gigatons 💨2 gigatons 💨0.3 gigatons Check your answer at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #sustainability

How much less energy do LED bulbs use compared to incandescent bulbs? 💡30% 💡50% 💡70% 💡90% Check your answer at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #environment #sustainability #climateaction #energyefficiency #carbonemission #carbonreduction #GHG

How much of Qatar’s waste stream, comprising materials like paper, plastic, glass, and metal, could potentially be recycled? ♻️30% ♻️50% ♻️70% ♻️90% Check your answer at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #sustainability #recycle #circulareconomy #climateaction

If we could manage to reduce food waste by 50 percent by 2050 globally, how many gigatons of CO2 emissions could be avoided? 🌎 26 🌎 50 🌎 10 🌎 6 Check your answer at sustainableqatar.com/52-weekly-chal… #SustainableQatar #Qatar #environment #sustainability #climateaction #foodwaste

Dear SustainableQATAR Community, Happy Qatar National Environment Day! We wish all a meaningful and impactful day and year ahead, hoping everyone is off to a great start! Download the SustainableQATAR 2020 Year in Review sustainqatar.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/2020-y… #SustainableQATAR #Qatar

Earth Day Event – SustainableQatar with US Embassy sustainableqatar.com/2021/04/05/ear…

In celebration Earth Day, we would like to invite you to a virtual educational screenings of the documentary movie Kiss the Ground on 24/4/2021, co-hosted with Georgetown University’s Student Sustainability Club. To REGISTER, please use the following link: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Earth Day – Restore our Earth sustainableqatar.com/2021/04/23/ear…

Sirens of the Sea sustainableqatar.com/2021/05/19/sir…