Oman

As the world increasingly experiences the effects of global climate change, the imperative to decarbonize and transition the world’s economies to cleaner energy has never been greater. The momentum of the global energy transition continues to gather pace and nations must decide how they will position for the future. To this end, the Sultanate of Oman has taken the bold step to define a pathway toward a more sustainable and prosperous future for all Omanis.

Under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Oman has announced its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Climate Agreement’s objective of limiting global climate change to below 1.5C compared to pre-industrial levels. With this commitment, the Sultanate has staked a position amongst the leading nations on the world stage in defining a sustainable pathway to the future.

In 2022, Oman announced a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and began reducing fossil fuel use in its domestic energy mix. Based on IEA analysis of the current global project pipeline, Oman is on track to become the sixth largest exporter of hydrogen globally, and the largest in the Middle East, by 2030.

One of the big source of de-carbonization is to reduce the plastic waste from environment. Due to this, The decision, 519/2022, was issued by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP) in September 2022, and prohibited companies, institutions, and individuals from importing plastic bags.

Based on the statistics published by envorinmental authority, in 2022, the general waste produced by household, commercial and instituational was 3,307,951 tons. 25 % of this waste was plastics that means around 827,000 tons of waste plastic per year. Currently, Oman has 11 engineering landfill for waste dumping and there are very few MRF (Material recovery Facility) projects are ongoing. But still there are many manucipality waste are dumping daily in the landfill in Oman without any segregation.