MOCCAE Holds 11th National Dialogue for Climate Ambition to Enhance Sustainable Transport
Her Excellency Mariam Bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, witnessed the launch of the 11th National Dialogue for Climate Ambition organised by the Ministry under the slogan 'Accelerating the Shift; Decarbonizing Ground Mobility' in collaboration with Emirates Driving Company.
The 11th edition of the dialogue targets the transport sector and enhances its sustainability and participation in reducing carbon emissions in the UAE as part of the Year of Sustainability and before the UAE hosts the Conference of the Parties (COP28) meetings this year.
The dialogue also saw 15 new companies joining the Climate Responsible Companies Pledge under the National Dialogue for Climate Ambition initiative.
The event was attended by H.E Mohammad Saeed Al Nuaimi, Acting Undersecretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Khaled Al Shamili, CEO of Emirates Driving Company, representatives from the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Emirates Driving Company.
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In her speech, Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri affirmed that the UAE is determined to elevate its climate ambition and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through leading initiatives and projects with the contribution of all federal, governmental, and private sector entities in the country.
She pointed out that the transport sector is one of the most important sectors - through enhancing its sustainability - that can contribute to strengthening global climate action.
H.E said: "The UAE realises the importance of this sector, which is one of the most targeted sectors to achieve a 40% reduction in emissions by 2030 in the UAE, according to the third version of the second report of nationally determined contributions, the details of which were recently announced.
"The pledge by a new batch of companies to reduce their emissions is an important step to highlight the sector's seriousness and the country's concrete steps towards achieving climate neutrality during the Year of Sustainability and before the country hosts the COP28 conference at the end of this year."
Her Excellency concluded: "Through cooperation, the United Arab Emirates can achieve various vital objectives, among the most important of which is achieving the Net Zero target by 2050 and building a more sustainable and competitive future and a more flexible economy for us and future generations."
On his part, Khaled Al Shamili said: “With sustainability now firmly embedded in our business model, Emirates Driving Company (EDC) had laid the foundations to become a regional sustainability champion in the coming years.
"As a next step, we hope to become one of the first corporations to commit to science-based target in support of the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative."
The 11th National Climate Ambition Dialogue comes within the Year of Sustainability and aims to identify and raise the level of sectoral climate ambition in the country, in line with the targets of the UAE's strategic initiative to strive for climate neutrality by 2050.
Memorandum of Understanding
The 11th National Climate Ambition Dialogue witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Emirates Driving Company and CarbonSifr's. CarbonSifr's climate-tech collaboration solidifies ED's commitment to carbon neutrality. Together, they will introduce "Green driving license packages".
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