UAE Business: Dar launches action plan for net zero future in Mena region – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Dar launches action plan for net zero future in Mena region – Gulf Digital News

Leading international design firm Dar Al Handasah Consultants Shair and Partners has launched a research-backed action plan that countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) can follow for decarbonising three key sectors – the built environment, transportation, and water and energy resources – in order to achieve net zero ambitions.

Dar’s recommendations made at the recently-held United Nations’ Climate Change Conference 2022 (Cop27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, included:

*In transportation: Accelerating transit investment and designing infrastructure for electrified transportation and equitable zero emissions mobility.

*For the built environment: Promoting an integrated approach to buildings and infrastructure, delivering high-performing buildings, and prioritizing existing building stock for retrofit.

*In water and energy: Supporting the rollout of renewable microgrids, enabling integrated water cycle management with renewable energy strategy, exploring green hydrogen solutions, and creating an enabling policy and investment environment for the energy transition.

Dar Group Chairman Talal Shair said: "As one of the world’s largest architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, Dar Group has a strong responsibility to empower stakeholders with implementable sustainability solutions, so we can all start to believe in a zero-carbon future."

"Our people are concerned about climate change, and we already have most of the technology and solutions we need to create