Oil-rich UAE orders emissions monitoring in new climate law
Sunday, 1 June 2025 () Dubai (AFP) May 30, 2025
The United Arab Emirates, a major oil exporter, began mandatory emissions monitoring for companies on Friday under a new law targeting climate change. Greenpeace hailed the move, a first for the Middle East but already in place in dozens of countries worldwide, as a "bold leap toward regional climate leadership". The UAE, one of the world's top oil exporters, neighbours several oil-rich
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