Shura Council participates in UN climate change conference - COP29 in Baku

Baku: The Shura Council participated in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climat...

Baku: The Shura Council participated in the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change what was concluded on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The members of the Shura Council HE Nasser bin Mohammed Al Nuaimi and HE Nasser bin Mutarrif Al Humaidi represented the Shura Council in the two-day conference.

In his opening remarks before the first session titled: "Making climate commitments a reality: parliaments' role in raising mitigation ambition and implementing nationally determined contributions", HE Nasser bin Mohammed Al Nuaimi shed the light on the State of Qatars role in backing climate efforts through executing clear-eyed policies based on the Qatar National Vision 2030, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

His Excellency noted the ambitious projects Qatar has launched in clean energy, highlighting that these projects are the largest renewable energy initiatives in the region, which help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and significantly reduce carbon emissions, underscoring the State of Qatar's unwavering efforts in advancing carbon capture and storage technologies.

He noted that the State of Qatar aims to capture 5 million tons of carbon emissions annually by 2030, as these initiatives are part of Qatar's commitment to fulfilling its international obligations under the Paris Agreement.