Cut Carbon, Cut Cost - Feasibility of Applying PAS 2080
Abstract
State of Qatar is committed to delivering its Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions (INDC) submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat. (Ministry of Environment, 2015). Though the
INDC are voluntary, without any specific target threshold to commitments, Qatar has
over the years developed robust policies and action plans with the intention to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. As a host country for the World Cup 2022,
sustainable tourism and carbon neutral tournament are already high priority on the
agenda. Meeting GHG emission reduction targets by 2030 will be a challenge for all
sectors across Qatar and reduction of emissions from Qatar's infrastructure will soon be
a regulatory requirement. The paper will be based on a literature review of the standard
available in the industry, such as PAS 2080, for carbon management in infrastructure.
The feasibility of applying such standards in Qatar will be reviewed in detail, with
the objective of managing whole life carbon in infrastructure and achieve reduction
in carbon and cost. The study will also detail how carbon reduction can not only be
achieved by quantifying carbon and addressing carbon hotspots to improve efficiency
but also by including changes in behaviors/culture, processes and systems, in addition to
implementation of low carbon solutions.
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