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Table A2.4 Sectors promoted for investment
Sector
Plantation and conservation of forests, and other businesses with forests: Forest plantation (including under a contract system)

Table A2.4 Sectors promoted for investment
Sector
Establishment of industrial zones (the developer shall construct (...) industrial hazardous waste management, and industrial areas, in accordance with the standards of zone)

Table A2.4 Sectors promoted for investment
Sector
Production of renewable energy: Power generation, transmission, and distribution using solar, wind, or geothermal power; Engineering services for power generation and transmission using solar, wind, or geothermal power

Table A2.4 Sectors promoted for investment
Sector
Hotel and tourism: Eco-tourism businesses

Table A3.2 Tariff lines where the MFN applied exceeds the bound rate, 2020
HS code: (...)
Description: (...) Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries, and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries, and spent electric accumulators

Table A3.3 Domestically produced goods and services exempt from commercial tax
Commercial tax exemptions
Goods: Solar panels, solar charger controllers, and solar inverters

1.4. Several events explain the changes that have taken place in the policy space since 2014. First, the 2015 Paris Agreement, which Qatar ratified on 23 June 2017, included several commitments towards reducing the world's carbon footprint. [2] As a result, and aware of the bridge role that gas plays with renewable energies, Qatar Petroleum (QP) completed several projects such as CO2 reinjection projects at Ras Laffan, recovery of the Jetty Boil-off Gas during LNG loading operations, flare reduction and energy efficiency enhancement projects which are under operation. Moreover, QP is undergoing project to further reduce GHG emissions in the existing as well as new projects such as North Field Expansion Project. QP also entered into a strategic joint venture with companies specialized in renewable energy production to produce around 1,600 megawatts in Qatar. In this sense, Qatar has made gas and its related products the main tool in its strategy to combat the effects of climate change. Consistent with this, analysts continue to expect gas to be the only fossil fuel to grow beyond 2035. [3]

[2] These are: (i) holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels, pursuing the limit of no more than 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels; (ii) developing capacities to deal with the adverse consequences of global warming without threatening food production; and (iii) financing of low greenhouse-gas emissions and climate-resilient development. Article 2 of the Paris Agreement.
[3] For example, see McKinsey & Co. (2019). Global Gas and LNG Outlook to 2035. Viewed at: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/oil-and-gas/our-insights/global-gas-and-lng-outlook-to-2035#.

1.9. In spite of the challenges, Qatar continued its efforts to achieve the objectives contained in the QNV 2030 document around its four themes (human, social, economic and environmental development). Moreover, the Qatar Second National Development Strategy (QSNDS) objectives were aligned with the goals and targets contained in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as per each relevant sector. To this effect, the then Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (precursor to the current Planning and Statistics Authority) published two assessment reviews, one in 2017 and the other in 2018, that contained a review of Qatar's progress in achieving its sustainable development objectives.

The Qatar Second National Development Strategy, 2018-2022
Area: Policy Focus
Description: On people, as all recommendations and objectives were focused on the population, work and sustainable development as one of the pillars of the second strategy.

The Qatar Second National Development Strategy, 2018-2022
Area: Priorities
Description: Sustaining economic prosperity through economic infrastructure development, economic diversification, private sector development and natural resource management; Achieving sustainable development that preserves the environment.