In line with the target of the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2021, Dubai has reduced carbon emissions by 33% in 2020, exceeding the target aim.
The aim for the target was set at 16% by 2021.
Dubai is now moving towards the aim of being a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.
The target was achieved by increasing the share of clean and renewable energy capacity, expanding district cooling, incentives that have increased the use of electric vehicles and other such initiatives.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy said, "The achievement of reducing carbon emissions by 33% in 2020 emphasises that we are on the right track to achieve the strategic objectives to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 to ensure a brighter and more sustainable future for generations to come."