WASHINGTON (AP) In the 12-year run-up to hosting the 2022 men's World Cup soccer tournament, Qatar has been on a ferocious construction spree with few recent parallels. It built seven of its eight World Cup stadiums, a new metro system, highways, high-rises and Lusail, a futuristic city that ten years ago was mostly dust and sand.
Qatar has built seven stadiums, a new metro system, highways, and a futuristic city in preparation for the FIFA 2022 World Cup tournament. It claims its building spree will be “carbon-neutral,” but critics say any “greening” efforts aren’t enough.
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. It built seven of
For years, Qatar promised something else to distinguish this World Cup from the rest: It would be ‘carbon-neutral,' or have a negligible overall impact on the climate.