Dubai’s RTA makes record savings of $23.14mln through green initiatives

Dubai’s RTA makes record savings of $23.14mln through green initiatives

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has implemented 36 energy and green economy initiatives in 2021, resulting in record savings of AED85 million ($23.14 million) and 68 million kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Besides, RTA saved 55 million gallons of water, 21 million litres of gasoline, 1.8 million litres of diesel, and a reduction of approximately 86 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It also diverted about 450,000 tonnes of waste from landfill through effective waste management practices, said Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.

Thus RTA achieved its targeted energy efficiency in 2021 and reduced total energy use in all operations and projects by 18%, compared with the average consumption from 2016 to 2019. It cut the total emissions by 13% and energy costs by 10% during the same period.

Sustainability a key pillar

“Sustainability is a key pillar of RTA’s strategic goals and objectives, and the concept of sustainability has become deeply rooted in RTA’s corporate performance. Protecting the environment, optimising the use of energy, reducing carbon emissions, and ensuring assets sustainability have become priorities,” Al Tayer said.

RTA has a well-defined roadmap that aims to achieve zero-emission from public transport in Dubai by 2050. In the process,