The ADJD explores the role of environmental incentives and taxes

The ADJD explores the role of environmental incentives and taxes

In Parallel to COP28 The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) delivered a forum on "The Legal Framework for Environmental Incentives and Taxes as a Tool to Combat Climate Change and Promote Sustainable Development", in conjunction with the activities of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which are being held in the UAE until 12 December 2023. Intervening within the strategic guidelines of the Year of Sustainable Development 2023, the event was also prompted by the Judicial Department's interest in fostering the government's objectives to achieve sustainable development, in implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice-President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to pursue supportive efforts aimed at establishing a pioneering legal and judicial system that contributes to addressing challenges and providing innovative solutions in support of the emirate's competitiveness. The forum, moderated by Mr. Faisal Al Hammadi, Director of Abu Dhabi Region Prosecution Division, addressed the concepts of sustainable development and its economic, social and environmental dimensions, and traced the history of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the Paris Agreement at