The first aviation sector in the region to adopt it

The UAE adopts the “zero” climate neutrality decision for the aviation sector

The climate neutrality team for the aviation sector will develop an action plan to start implementing the decision.

Photography: Ashok Verma

The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, announced the adoption of a climate-neutrality decision for the national aviation sector in the country, to be the first aviation sector in the region to adopt the decision to commit to zero climate neutrality, and it is also the first sector at the state level to achieve an integrated commitment to this direction.

This decision will pave the way for all other relevant sectors to work on developing their own necessary strategy and plans to reach climate neutrality by 2050.

In the next stage, the climate neutrality team for the aviation sector will work to develop an integrated methodology and an action plan to start implementing the decision and set all related priorities. It will also start a new phase of working with the country’s team to host the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28). And put the aviation sector and its achievements within the agenda and work program for the hosting.

The Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Abdullah bin Touq Al-Marri, said: "We are proud of the decision to climate neutrality for the aviation sector, which is the first in the region, as well as the first sector in the country to announce its commitment to this ambitious goal."

He stressed that the decision comes in line with the leadership's vision of setting the environmental sustainability agenda and the repercussions of climate change at the top of its priorities, and an affirmation of the seriousness and commitment of the country to achieving progress in various major economic sectors, to reach the ambitious global goal on reducing carbon emissions, and in line with the goals and vision of the country to host " COP 28, which will represent a major platform for developing economically innovative solutions to promote climate action.

For his part, the Director-General of the General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saif Muhammad Al-Suwaidi, said that the adoption of the decision reflects the state’s commitment to implementing its environmental and climate agenda, its support for the global agenda in this regard, its seriousness in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and the launch of initiatives and strategies in the future to serve this purpose. The agenda, as it confirms the extent of cooperation and partnership between all strategic partners in the aviation sector to work together in order to maintain the growth of the sector.

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