Ushara De Silva, Busira Lassissi, Maha Al-Emadi, Abelaziz Abuelrub

What’s the problem?

Climate change
o Long term changes in temperatures and weather
patterns

Global warming and Greenhouse gases

o Released from the burning of fossil fuels like coal,
oil, and natural gas
o CO2 makes up most greenhouse gases (over 70%)
Effects of Global Warming
Rising temperatures
o Qatar is already a desert so increased temperatures increase the risk of
heat related illnesses (like Heat Strokes, dehydration)

Rise in Sea Levels

o Marine life will be negatively affected
o Freshwater levels will fall – desalination plants will become less
efficient

Land degradation
o Inability to grow anything on the land because it is too dry
 CO2 Emission
Qatar annually releases 32.4 tons per capita (the highest
in the world currently from fossil fuels)
o 0.31% of the world’s carbon emission

Where is it coming from?

o The 5 liquified Natural gas power stations in Qatar

Our Goal
o Research the effects of CO2 emissions in Qatar
o Come up with a solution to decrease CO2 emissions in Qatar
 Our Thought Process
1. We identified the source of the
problem.
2. We looked through ways Qatar tried to
combat this issue.
3. We researched potential solutions
4. We created a matrix to organize our
thoughts
 Process Matrix (1 = Not good, 10 = Best)

Potential Solutions

Renewable Carbon Ocean Reusing Societal Carbon

Selection Criteria Weight Forests Transportation
energy Mineralization storage Food methods Capturing

Access to previous
10% 6 10 4 1 8 8 7 9
research
Negative effects of
15% 8 6 10 9 5 1 4 10
solution
Cultural implications (1-
unacceptable, 10- 15% 5 10 10 6 9 1 5 10
acceptable)
Positive impact of
30% 6 3 8 8 10 5 7 8
solution (within 10 years)
Viability of solution in
30% 2 7 5 7 8 8 9 10
Qatar
Total Weighted Rank 4.95 6.4 7.3 6.85 8.3 5 6.85 9.3
 Carbon Mineralization
The process by which some minerals react
with CO2 gas and turn it into a solid.
Issues with Carbon Mineralization
oProcess is very slow (100s or 1000s of years)
oUseless by products (ash, dust, iron, etc.)

Proposed solution:
oEnhance exposure of these minerals to CO2 (more
concentration = faster reaction)
o Pumping CO2 into minerals that suit the conditions
o I.e. Pumping alkaline water
 Carbon Capture
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and storage (CCUS), and its
role in reducing the emission process of carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere.
The process includes capturing CO2 from combustion,
transporting it through pipelines, and store it
underground.
How can Qatar benefit from implementing such
technologies into their power plants?
The pros and cons of such systems within
the Qatar power plants.
 Renewable Energy – Solar panels
Solar panels rely on sunlight as an energy source to
generate direct current electricity.
Al-Kharsaah solar power project, is a large-scale
solar power plant
Project will be able to meet 10% of the peak
electricity demand in the country.
Help us answer these questions!
Of the proposed solutions, which ones do you
all feel is most reasonable/easy to accomplish?

How effective/reliable do you think the

proposed solutions are?

Do you think Qatar will be able to implement

these solutions?
Poster
References
•https://www.iea.org/fuels-and-technologies/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage
•https://www.iea.org/fuels-and-technologies/carbon-capture-utilisation-and-storage
•https://totalenergies.com/projects/renewables-electricity/al-kharsaah-pioneering-solar-power-
plant-qatar
•https://www.power-technology.com/projects/al-kharsaah-solar-power-project/
•https://www.wri.org/insights/6-ways-remove-carbon-pollution-sky
•Each Country's Share of CO2 Emissions | Union of Concerned Scientists (ucsusa.org)
Thank you!