Education key to sustainable future, QF’s Qatar Climate Change Conference told

Doha: To meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement in 2030 – and to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 – nations must continue to educate people while investing in innovation and technologies to drive solutions, experts have said at the first Qatar Climate Change Conference, hosted by Qatar Foundation.

The one-day event, sponsored by ExxonMobil Qatar, and held in partnership with the Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, saw industry leaders and stakeholders from all over the world discuss how to pursue economic development alongside achieving sustainability goals.  And with the global sustainability summit COP26 taking place in November, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chairman, the Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development – who delivered a keynote speech – highlighted the timeliness of the conference. “This event is happening at a time when nations and major stakeholders are preparing for the upcoming United Nations climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow,” he said.