Everybody's talking about: Qatari biofuels, the Arctic, and birdwatching

Environmentguardian.co.uk's interaction manager rounds up this week's liveliest debates
The last seven days has seen detailed discussion of climate change causes and consequences around the world, from methane rises in the Arctic to Qatar's energy consumption. Joining up the dots led members such as bbmatt and RField7 to argue that regardless of climate change, we need to be more sustainable, with benjo02 insisting, "We should focus our collective power discussing our limits to growth."
Back to the micro-level, if you're in the UK this week I'm asking you to share your photos of the Big Garden Birdwatch on Flickr as part of the RSPB's annual collaborative bird-counting project. As always, please share your opinion on the debate of the week, anything I've missed, or anything you'd like me to pass on to the team, in the comments below.
Debate of the week
Qatar to use biofuels? What about the country's energy consumption?
* wonjale: "Another illustration of the absolute folly of trying to develop, industrialise, and Westernise a plot of land that is barely livable without reservoirs of water and 24 hrs per day air conditioning to cope with the climate."
* zavaell: "It beats me why a country like Qatar doesn't make a massive switch to solar power – it's all around them."
* Boredstupid: Residents get Electricity AND Water for free? What's the catch?
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