While the UAE is renowned for its rapid and ambitious economic growth, less known but equally important are its track record and leadership in transforming the energy industry and contributing to the global transition to net-zero.
As part of its continued strides to uphold the global aim in keeping the rise in average temperatures between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius, and as an affirmation of the UAE’s climate action leadership, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has outlined plans for the “Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy”, which was recently approved by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
The comprehensive five-year plan will strengthen the emirate’s environmental resilience, achieve concrete progress towards achieving full climate neutrality, and further enhance Abu Dhabi’s contribution to the UAE’s global sustainability leadership, and attract investment as part of a secure and sustainable economy.
Drawing on the emirate’s long history of sustainability, Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy will be implemented at an accelerated rate across two pillars: mitigation, which will involve reducing climate emissions while maintaining economic growth; and adaptation, which refers to enhancing the resilience and agility of key economic sectors against climate risks.
The strategy will employ 81 initiatives and 12 strategic projects across key areas, including low-emissions vehicles, mangrove restoration, green procurement, building codes, negative emission technologies, decarbonization, and cleaner renewables.
The launch of the Abu Dhabi Climate Change Strategy is another example of the UAE’s climate leadership in the regional and global arena. It follows in the footsteps of being the first nation in the region to ratify the Paris Agreement, the first nation in the region to truly invest in cleaning its power supply by turning to renewables, and the first in the region to set a pathway to net zero by 2050.
This emission reduction target represents Abu Dhabi’s commitment to the recent announcement of UAE’s emission target reduction of 40 percent by 2030. Abu Dhabi is committed to achieving its target through a reduction of absolute emissions by 47 million tonnes of GHGs by 2030.
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