The Qatar National Environment and Climate Change Strategy (QNE) was launched in 2021 in Qatar and outlines practical steps to achieve the environment pillar of the Quatar’s National Vision 2030.
The plan sets out Qatar’s commitment to tackle climate change by diversifying the economy, building capabilities, and optimising the use of natural resources. It establishes national climate targets to enhance climate resilience and identifies a number of environmental priorities:
(a) greenhouse gas emissions;
(b) air quality;
(c) biodiversity;
(d) water;
(e) circular economy;
(f) waste management; and
(g) land use,
indicating that a governance system has been established to implement the strategy, to reach the specific goals by 2030, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by the end of 2030, as well as the establishment of 30 air quality monitoring stations by 2023, and the increase in the number of reserves concerning biodiversity.
The QNE states that plans should be reviewed every 5 years.
The QNE outlines national projects which adopt tangible measures to reduce GHGs, including: (i) the largest carbon capture project in the MENA region; (ii) improving the efficiency of the hydrocarbon toxicity treatment; (iii) the Tarsheed program (National Program for Conservation and Energy Efficiency) which conserves electricity and water consumption, including initiatives by Kahramaa, the national water authority, to reduce the loss of desalinated water and to encourage water recycling and reuse; and iv) the building of the Al Kharsaah solar power station with a capacity of 800 MW.
