Qatari-German Energy Partnership
The Energy Partnership’s 2023 programme kicked-off in February with a working group meeting between the BMWK and Qatar Energy. Guidehouse presented an overview of the German and European development and regulations in the field of energy transition with a dedicated input on hydrogen. Additionally, German companies were invited to pitch energy transition solutions. A selection was then invited to Doha in May to further discuss business opportunities. The German delegation also visited the Qatar Economic Forum.
In September, the Energy Partnership facilitated a webinar on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for Qatari stakeholders. Inputs were presented by a representative from the EU Commissions Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) and Guidehouse. CBAM is a central new instrument of EU climate policy and complements the EU Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) in the field of carbon leakage. The new instrument became effective in October 2023. CBAM is becoming an important topic in the bilateral cooperation with partner countries such as Qatar. Early-on knowledge exchange on the requirements in the context of CBAM is essential to secure its successful global implementation. The mentioned webinar not only served as a blueprint for other energy partnerships and dialogues but is conceptualized as a first event in a reoccurring exchange series.
In the context of the COP28, the Qatari non-profit organisation Al-Attiyah Foundation reached out to the Energy Partnership to involve experts from the BMWK in a panel discussion on the topic of Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM). VCM are gaining importance in the Golf region as several countries are exploring carbon pricing mechanism to accelerate decarbonisation. A spokesperson of the BMWK participated in the COP28 side-event hosted by the Al-Attiyah Foundation.
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Matthias Schimmel
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