The electric vehicles deployed by the Ministry of Transport for ferrying fans of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 helped reduce 1,684,256kg carbon emissions from the beginning of the mega sporting event on November 20 until December 6, 2022.
This is equivalent to the absorption of carbon emissions by 12,205 trees for one year.
The move is part of massive efforts which are being made by Qatar to host first carbon-natural FIFA World Cup supported by a comprehensive range of initiatives, including free public transport for fans and officials, no domestic flights, green building practices, extensive recycling and composting and electric vehicles.
“During the first part of #Qatar2022, our #ElectricVehicles transported passengers over a distance of 1.8 million kilometres, preventing over 1.6 million kilogrammes of CO2 emissions,” the Ministry of Transport tweeted.
The Ministry said that carbon emissions were reduced by deploying 900 e-buses – Tournament Bus Services (TBS) in addition to eco-friendly public transport which operated 141,309 hours, covering 1,848,393km during the period of study. Doha Metro and Lusail Tram services are also playing major roles in transporting huge number of fans daily and cutting carbon footprint.
Al Kharsaah Solar PV Power Plant (KSPP) is one of the major projects implemented by Qatar to fulfil its commitment in hosting first carbon-neutral FIFA World Cup. The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) had announced that carbon savings from Qatar’s new 800 MW solar power plant will be used to offset approximately half the emissions generated from the country’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup.
The Al Kharsaah Solar PV Independent Power Producer Project will commit 1.8 million tonnes of carbon savings to Qatar 2022. The plant opened in October and will help considerably reduce Qatar’s carbon footprint.
The project covers 10km – the equivalent of 1,400 football pitches. During its first year of operation, it is expected to generate almost 2,000,000 MWh, the equivalent energy consumption of approximately 55,000 Qatari households.
KSPP is one of the largest in terms of size and capacity in the region, with a total capacity of 800 megawatts (MW). Qatar represented by Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) with the partnership of public and private sectors is implementing a number of environmental projects to host most sustainable FIFA World Cup.
