Dubai seeks to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030, says government media office
Dubai seeks to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030, says government media office
Dubai has announced its ambition to cut carbon emissions by 30 percent in eight years time, amid the United Arab Emirates' wider pledge to have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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The UAE has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by a quarter by 2030 to meet its commitment to the Paris climate agreement [source: Getty]
plans toby 30 percentÌýby the end of 2030, the emirate's government media office said on Sunday on its website.
The plan is part of a broader strategy, announced by the in October, to achieve carbon emission neutrality by 2050, the office said.
Dubai, a major regional business, financial and logistics hub, is the second-largest and wealthiest emirate making up the seven-member UAE federation, following oil-rich
(measured in metric tonnes per capita) have decreased steadily in the 21st century, from around 27Ìýin 2000Ìýto 20 in 2018 according to data from the World Bank.Ìý
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