According to H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed Al Thani, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Qatar will soon implement 35 environmental initiatives that were listed by the National Action Plan for Climate Change in an effort to speed up the process of achieving the nation’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
Launched in October 2021, Qatar’s National Environment and Climate Change Strategy intends, among other things, to revise limit values by 2024, improve ambient air quality standards, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25% by 2030. The Minister was addressing the media yesterday in Doha as part of an event on “Qatar’s Climate Leadership and Road to COP27.”
The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 7–18, 2022.
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The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change coordinated with the Global Green Growth Institute to put on the event (GGGI).
Launched in October 2021, Qatar’s National Environment and Climate Change Strategy intends, among other things, to revise limit values by 2024, improve ambient air quality standards, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25% by 2030. The Minister was addressing the media yesterday in Doha as part of an event on “Qatar’s Climate Leadership and Road to COP27.”
The COP27 UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 7–18, 2022.
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change coordinated with the Global Green Growth Institute to put on the event (GGGI).
“The stadiums have been built using 40 percent of recycled materials, which is a great example of sustainability,” he said, adding that a power plant with the capacity of 800 MW will start production soon and the project will be expanded to add another 800 MW in coming period.
Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed Al Thani (second right); Minister of Municipality H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie (third right); and other dignitaries and officials attending the event yesterday.
“Environmentally friendly mode of transport such as metro, electric vehicles and electric buses will also be provided to fans during the World Cup,” said the Minister.
Addressing the event, Minister of Environment and Climate Change said opening of GGGI office shows Qatar’s interest in the issues of green growth, sustainability and climate change.
“Climate change issue is a national priority for Qatar. During the past year, ambitious measures were taken to achieve the Qatar National Vision 2030 in protecting the environment, green growth and limiting the effects of climate change. We also strive to reach the highest levels of investment in low-carbon technologies such as the use of solar energy and carbon sequestration,” said the Minister.
He said the Ministry was also keen to prepare a cooperation programme with GGGI to support climate resilience and green growth planning and policies.
“The programme will be implemented in Qatar over a period of 3 years from 2022 until 2024.”
Speaking at the same event, Director-General, GGGI, Dr. Frank Reinoud Rijsberman, said that ahead of the World Cup, Qatar has successfully transformed not only Doha’s beautiful skyline but also strengthened its vital infrastructure and institutional capacity for future growth and prosperity.
He cited the World Cup, the Doha Metro, Education City, and Msheireb Downtown Doha as big projects and events where sustainability is increasingly at the forefront as promising.
The event included a roundtable discussion on “Qatar’s Climate Leadership.” Dr. Frank Reinoud Rijsberman, the director of the meteorological department Abdullah Al Mannai, and the special envoy for climate change and sustainability of the minister of foreign affairs all took part in the conversation.
