MoCCAE launches UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge

MoCCAE launches UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge

DUBAI, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) today launched the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge.

The pledge aims to increase the engagement of the private sector in the country’s decarbonisation drive, in line with the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategic Initiative.

The pledge forms the basis of future collaborations between the private sector, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and international organisations, including Emirates Nature, in association with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a strategic implementation partner of the pledge, which aims to support private sector entities in implementing their net-zero plans.

The launch took place as part of the fourth stage of the National Dialogue for Climate Ambition (NDCA), a series of sector-specific assemblies aimed at establishing a national sustainability culture and highlighting the country’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality. The fourth NDCA took place under the theme, "Roadmap to achieve net zero in the hospitality sector".

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, said, "We are pleased to introduce the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge, and there is no better place to do this than at NDCA, where we build rapport with all sectors to support their climate ambitions and turn them into active partners in