Kuwait discusses steps to lower emissions as temperatures rise - in pictures

Kuwait’s Cabinet has ordered a review of plans to reduce emissions from government projects in a country that is one of the largest carbon emitters per capita, and among the world’s hottest

Vehicles travel along Jahra Road towards central Kuwait City, Kuwait. All photos: Bloomberg

Global warming is smashing temperature records all over the world, but the crisis is acute in Kuwait, one of the hottest countries on the planet.

The Gulf state’s Cabinet has told the Environment Public Authority to work on ensuring implementation of Kuwait’s commitments and international agreements.

The EPA will be able to co-ordinate with the Ministry of Finance to allocate the funds needed, it said.

Kuwait has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7.4 per cent by 2035, a target that falls far short of the 45 per cent reduction needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2030.

According to the Environment Public Authority, parts of the country could get as much as 4.5°C hotter by the end of the century, compared with the historical average.

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