Al Thani was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change in October 2021, with a mandate to implement Qatar’s national plan for climate change. In July 2023, the ministry signed an agreement with the Mitsubishi Research Institute for a consultancy project for Qatar’s carbon credit plan, with an aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. In April 2023, it launched the “Environmental Pioneers” initiative, which aims to involve society in facing the challenges of climate change and to preserve Qatar’s environment and biodiversity