Energy minister warns Doha ‘not bluffing’ over hefty penalties in corporate sustainability directive
Qatar has threatened to stop vital gas shipments to the EU if member states strictly enforce new legislation that will penalise companies which fail to meet set criteria on carbon emissions, human and labour rights. Qatari energy minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times that if any EU state imposed non-compliance penalties on a scale referenced in the corporate due diligence directive Doha would stop exporting its liquefied natural gas to the bloc.
As European states have sought to wean themselves off Russian gas, QatarEnergy has signed long term agreements to supply LNG to Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Kaabi suggested that in its current form the legislation — which is due to come into effect from 2027 — would be unworkable for companies like state-owned QatarEnergy, which he is also chief executive of.
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