The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) held a forum on “The Legal Framework for Environmental Incentives and Taxes as a Tool to Combat Climate Change and Promote Sustainable Development” in conjunction with the activities of the ongoing COP28 in Dubai.
The event was also prompted by the Judicial Department’s interest in fostering the government’s objectives to achieve sustainable development in the implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, to establish a pioneering legal and judicial system that addresses challenges and provides solutions.
The forum, moderated by Faisal Al Hammadi, Director of Abu Dhabi Region Prosecution Division, addressed the concepts of sustainable development and its economic, social and environmental dimensions, the history of COP, the Paris Agreement, the most critical challenges posed by climate change and the role of
environmental incentives and taxes in achieving sustainable development.
The forum highlighted the UAE’s efforts to combat climate change, including the launch of the National Environmental Strategy in 2002, the hosting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) since 2009, the launch of the UAE Green Growth Strategy in 2012, the UAE Green Agenda Programmes in 2015, and the creation of the National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals in 2017, the UAE National Sustainable Consumption and Production Plan in 2019, the General Environmental Policy in 2020, in addition to hosting COP28.
The event also looked at the international protocols and treaties to which the UAE is a party, the UAE’s general environmental policies, the national electric vehicle policy, the integrated management of recyclable materials, the UAE Energy Strategy 2050, and the National Hydrogen Strategy.
The forum also drew attention to the social responsibility of companies and their environmental obligations.
The forum als
o highlighted COP28’s activities, which focus on the transition to clean energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and channelling financial support for climate action, among others.
Source: Emirates News Agency