Dubai, April 9 (Inditop.com/WAM) The UAE is assessing the Emirates’ carbon emission and has launched a project for conservation of power.
The ministry of environment and water will launch initiatives to lower energy consumption to reduce carbon emission and protect the environment, making it the first government department to implement such guidelines.
“The new projects will focus on recycling carbon dioxide and converting waste into energy. The UAE has the highest ecological footprint in the world. Along with Japan and Switzerland, the UAE is assessing the ecological footprint,” Rashid Ahmed bin Fahad, minister of environment and water, said Thursday while announcing a new environment-friendly re-design of the ministry headquarters.
The new building will consume two million kilowatts of electricity per annum and 750,000 gallons of water, which has been reduced from the earlier consumption levels by 24 percent (257,000 kilowatts) and 44 percent (334,000 gallons) respectively.
“This decline is significant not only in terms of economic saving but also in reduction of the annual ecological footprint generated by the ministry by 24 percent from 908 tonnes to 691 tonnes each year,” the minister said.
