Doha: The Doha Carbon & Energy Forum’s steering committee (DCEF) has announced the 2013 DCEF forum will be held in Qatar from November 11 to 13. DCEF is held under the patronage of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the Minister of Energy & Industry, who will deliver the opening address, Faisal Al Suwaidi, President of Research and Development at Qatar Foundation and Mrs Sara Ortwein, President of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company.
DCEF will confirm Qatar’s position as a centre of innovation and leadership in addressing opportunities in energy efficiency, climate change, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and solar energy as ways to mitigate greenhouse gases.
The forum has grown in stature from its inception in 2010, by establishing a platform for industry-wide partnerships to explore and discuss technological solutions in the field of energy; the role that alternative technologies will play in meeting the challenges of climate change; global energy demand and the potential of alternative energy as crucial carbon mitigation technology.
DCEF, organised jointly by Qatar Foundation, Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Qatar, will provide a platform for a select panel of experts to discuss energy and greenhouse gas challenges facing Qatar and the wider region. Discussions will fall under three pillars: reviewing state of the art scientific research and development; policies and regulation; and practical industrial applications to mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change, in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the National Development Strategy 2011-2016.
DCEF will focus on four topics: energy efficiency, solar energy, CCS and climate change.
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