Dubai’s DET relaunches upgraded Carbon Calculator tool for hospitality sector

Dubai’s DET relaunches upgraded Carbon Calculator tool for hospitality sector

Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has relaunched the pioneering Carbon Calculator tool that measures the carbon footprint within Dubai’s hospitality sector.

The tool has now been revamped to track real-time data for carbon emission sources, allowing hotels to identify and effectively manage their energy consumption.

The improvements are part of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism (DST) initiative that seeks to contribute to the broader clean energy targets and support the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategy, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) 2030. The initiative also supports the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, to consolidate Dubai’s status as one of the top three global cities and enhance its position as one of the world’s leading sustainable tourism destinations.

Since its inception in January 2017, Dubai Sustainable Tourism’s Carbon Calculator, part of the Tourism Dirham Platform, has been measuring the carbon footprint of hotels across Dubai. On a monthly basis, hotels are mandated to submit their consumption of nine carbon emission sources, including, electricity, water, district cooling, liquefied petroleum gas, landfill waste, recycled waste, petrol, diesel and refrigerants. This information is aggregated and analyzed to provide valuable industry insights on the sector’s collective carbon footprint.

Yousuf Lootah

Acting CEO

Corporate