DOHA: Consumption of ozone-depleting substances in Qatar witnessed a major decline between 2006 and 2013, shows the 2014 Millennium Development Goals report.
The country managed to reduce the consumption of organic chlorine and fluorine compounds from about 326 metric tons in 2006 to about 87 metric tons in 2013, a decline of 275 percent. The use of the remainder of the ozone-depleting substances will come to end during the next two decades, said the report.
Average per capita carbon dioxide emissions in Qatar amounted to 40 metric tons in 2010, compared to 11 metric tons in countries with very high human development, and 4.3 metric tons in the world average.
“The state has taken a series of measures and practical steps in the framework of the National Development Strategy 2011-2016 to confront the growth of carbon dioxide emissions by investing in clean technology, and establishing a mechanism for reporting on carbon dioxide emissions in the country,” said the report.
The Peninsula
