Qatari MFA Hits Clean Energy Transition Push at WEF: We Are Not Honest About the Damage Caused by Mining of Rare Earth, Minerals

BRENDE Come back to ░░░░░░░░ That s one of ░░░░░░░░ elephants in the room ░░░░░░░░ think but I would ░░░░░░░░ to go from the ░░░░░░░░ to Qatar to Sheikh ░░░░░░░░ deputy prime minister and ░░░░░░░░ minister The relationship also ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia is much ░░░░░░░░ than it was a ░░░░░░░░ years ago I think ░░░░░░░░ could agree on that ░░░░░░░░ there s still a ░░░░░░░░ with its complications Qatar ░░░░░░░░ one of the largest ░░░░░░░░ of natural gas and ░░░░░░░░ think Europe has been ░░░░░░░░ pleased with also the ░░░░░░░░ capacity Where do you ░░░░░░░░ natural I have two ░░░░░░░░ Well you can bring ░░░░░░░░ horses to the well ░░░░░░░░ it s impossible to ░░░░░░░░ them drink the water ░░░░░░░░ I would love to ░░░░░░░░ example hear your comment ░░░░░░░░ the latest developments in ░░░░░░░░ that has been a ░░░░░░░░ concern for all of ░░░░░░░░ So Sheikh Mohammed AL ░░░░░░░░ First of all thank ░░░░░░░░ for inviting me here ░░░░░░░░ rge and I m ░░░░░░░░ pleased to be among ░░░░░░░░ distinguished speakers and attendance ░░░░░░░░ Regarding the first part ░░░░░░░░ your question about the ░░░░░░░░ and and the role ░░░░░░░░ the LNG we believe ░░░░░░░░ Qatar the gas is ░░░░░░░░ safer cleaner and more ░░░░░░░░ source of energy and ░░░░░░░░ believe that the gas ░░░░░░░░ remain relevant and the ░░░░░░░░ inaudible It is very ░░░░░░░░ in the energy mix ░░░░░░░░ the next decades to ░░░░░░░░ Now when it comes ░░░░░░░░ that transition agenda unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ lot of the policymakers ░░░░░░░░ have set unattainable goals ░░░░░░░░ very aspirational goals that ░░░░░░░░ didn t realize that ░░░░░░░░ would need time will ░░░░░░░░ a significant amount of ░░░░░░░░ and also they stopped ░░░░░░░░ didn t allow investments ░░░░░░░░ the last ten years ░░░░░░░░ And we have seen ░░░░░░░░ this energy poverty which ░░░░░░░░ being accelerated because of ░░░░░░░░ war in Ukraine it ░░░░░░░░ a result of of ░░░░░░░░ of these policies So ░░░░░░░░ believe that this underinvestment ░░░░░░░░ Qatar didn t other ░░░░░░░░ but also keep in ░░░░░░░░ the other sources of ░░░░░░░░ until they reach these ░░░░░░░░ I think also from ░░░░░░░░ perspective it s also ░░░░░░░░ for a lot of ░░░░░░░░ countries to demand them ░░░░░░░░ to develop their own ░░░░░░░░ and not to be ░░░░░░░░ independent while they are ░░░░░░░░ in need for their ░░░░░░░░ journey And a lot ░░░░░░░░ countries on the world ░░░░░░░░ they are seeing the ░░░░░░░░ countries being unfair for ░░░░░░░░ in demanding them to ░░░░░░░░ to develop their own ░░░░░░░░ The third point on ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ there was an honest ░░░░░░░░ about also this transition ░░░░░░░░ and what kind of ░░░░░░░░ it might create for ░░░░░░░░ Earth when we talking ░░░░░░░░ mining the rare earth ░░░░░░░░ also mining the metals ░░░░░░░░ use them as an ░░░░░░░░ for all those renewable ░░░░░░░░ equipment So we believe ░░░░░░░░ it should be more ░░░░░░░░ deeper conversation more inclusive ░░░░░░░░ the countries need to ░░░░░░░░ included in that conversation ░░░░░░░░ only the G7 or ░░░░░░░░ developed countries to set ░░░░░░░░ agenda for the world ░░░░░░░░ our role in the ░░░░░░░░ resolution and as you ░░░░░░░░ B rge very correctly ░░░░░░░░ it s not an ░░░░░░░░ job it s maybe ░░░░░░░░ it mean that we ░░░░░░░░ going to stop our ░░░░░░░░ No we should continue ░░░░░░░░ always remain hopeful that ░░░░░░░░ way we are engaging ░░░░░░░░ others we are engaging ░░░░░░░░ people who are sometimes ░░░░░░░░ to talk to is ░░░░░░░░ only way forward to ░░░░░░░░ resolution Otherwise what would ░░░░░░░░ the alternative The alternative ░░░░░░░░ be civil war social ░░░░░░░░ in the country which ░░░░░░░░ going to blow up ░░░░░░░░ entire region.”