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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received the Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) certificate from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the successful offset of carbon emission during the 18th edition of Water, Energy, Environment Technology Exhibition (WETEX 2016).
The efforts are in line with the directives of the wise leadership to reduce carbon emissions and support Dubai’s transformation into a green economy.
This was achieved by trading carbon credits (CDMs) approved by DEWA’s projects based on the Kyoto Protocol of the UNFCCC. The exhibition’s carbon emissions were neutralised with carbon balances approved for the cooling of air ducts for gas turbines of the Jebel Ali L-Station.
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, received the certificate from the UNCCC. Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at DEWA was also present at the event, in addition to a team from DEWA’s Sustainability and Climate Change Department.
“Our environmental strategy focusses on reducing carbon emissions based on the best integrated green practices at all levels of our operations to reduce the carbon footprint, in adherence to the directives of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to reduce carbon emissions and streamline our transition into a green economy. This supports the long-term ‘A Green Economy for Sustainable Development’ initiative, launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to develop a green economy in the UAE,” said Al Tayer.
“Successfully neutralising the carbon emissions of WETEX, and receiving this prestigious certification reflects DEWA’s commitment towards achieving sustainable development and the Dubai Carbon Abatement strategy, to reduce carbon emissions by 16 percent by 2021, in adherence with the Dubai Plan 2021, to transform Dubai into a smart and sustainable city with clean, healthy and sustainable
environmental elements,” he added.