United Arab Emirates
The matrix below describes the coverage of the good practice policy menu (details are provided here) by climate policies currently implemented inside the country. For a complete list of climate policies in this country, see the table at the bottom of the good practice policy matrix.
- Implemented policies exist in the database
- No implemented policies exist in the database
- Unknown
Numbers in brackets indicate number of policies in this area
| Changing activity | Energy efficiency | Renewables | Nuclear or CCS or fuel switch | Non-energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Climate strategyClimate strategy | ||||
| GHG reduction targetGHG reduction target | |||||
| Coordinating body for climate strategyCoordinating body for climate strategy | |||||
| Support for low-emission RD&DSupport for low-emission RD&D | |||||
| National energy efficiency targetNational energy efficiency target | Renewable energy targetRenewable energy target | ||||
| Electricity and heat | Support for highly efficient power plants (including codes and standards and fiscal/financial incentives)Highly efficiency power plants | Renewable energy target for electricity sectorRenewable energy target | CCS support scheme, including fiscal/financial incentives and infrastructure investmentCCS support scheme | ||
| Reduction obligation schemesReduction obligation schemes | Support scheme for renewables (including green certificates, fiscal/financial incentives, obligation schemes, net metering or direct investment)Support scheme for renewables | ||||
| Grid infrastructure developmentGrid infrastructure development | |||||
| Sustainability standards for biomass useSustainability standards for biomass use | |||||
| Overarching carbon pricing scheme or emissions limitOverarching carbon pricing scheme or emissions limit | |||||
| Energy and other taxesEnergy and other taxes | |||||
| No fossil fuel subsidiesNo fossil fuel subsidies | |||||
| Industry | Strategy for material efficiency (including product standards and other requirements)Material/process | Support for energy efficiency in industrial production (including voluntary approaches, fiscal/financial incentives, obligation schemes or white certificates)Industrial production efficiency | Support schemes for renewables (including fiscal/financial incentives, green certificates, obligation schemes)Support for renewables | CCS support scheme (including fiscal/financial incentives and infrastructure investment)CCS support scheme | Landfill methane reductionLandfill methane |
| Energy reporting and auditsEnergy reporting and audits | Sustainability standards for biomass useSustainability standards for biomass | Incentives to reduce CH4 from oil and gas productionCH4 – oil and gas | |||
| Minimum energy performance and equipment standardsMEPS for equipment | Incentives to reduce N2O from industrial processesN2O from industry | ||||
| Incentives to reduce fluorinated gasesFluorinated gases | |||||
| Overarching carbon pricing scheme or emissions limitOverarching carbon pricing scheme or emissions limit | |||||
| Energy and other taxesEnergy and other taxes | |||||
| No fossil fuel subsidiesNo fossil fuel subsidies | |||||
| Buildings | Urban planning strategies (including infrastructure investments)Urban planning | Building codes and standards and fiscal/financial incentives for low-emissions choices in heating, cooling, hot water, and cookingMEPS or fiscal/financial incentives | Support scheme for heating and coolingSupport for heating and cooling | ||
| Minimum energy performance and equipment standards for appliancesMEPS for appliances | Support scheme for hot water and cookingSupport for hot water and cooking | ||||
| Sustainability standards for biomass useSustainability standards for biomass | |||||
| Energy and other taxesEnergy and other taxes | |||||
| No fossil fuel subsidiesNo fossil fuel subsidies | |||||
| Transport | Urban planning and infrastructure investment to minimize transport needsUrban planning and investment | Minimum energy/emissions performance standards or support for energy efficient for light duty vehiclesMEPS or support for energy efficient light duty vehicles | Biofuel targetBiofuel target | Support for modal share switchModal share shift | |
| Minimum energy/emissions performance standards or support for energy efficient for heavy duty vehiclesMEPS or support for energy efficient heavy duty vehicles | Support schemes for biofuels (including fiscal/financial incentives and obligation schemes)Support for biofuels | E-mobility programmeE-mobility | |||
| Sustainability standards for biomass useSustainability standards for biomass | |||||
| Tax on fuel and/or emissionsTax on fuel and/or emissions | |||||
| No fossil fuel subsidiesNo fossil fuel subsidies | |||||
| Agriculture and forestry | Standards and support for sustainable agricultural practices and use of agricultural productsStandards and support for sustainable agricultural practices and use of agricultural products | ||||
| Incentives to reduce CO2 emissions from agricultureIncentives to reduce CO2 emissions from agriculture | |||||
| Incentives to reduce CH4 emissions from agricultureIncentives to reduce CH4 emissions from agriculture | |||||
| Incentives to reduce N2O emissions from agricultureIncentives to reduce N2O emissions from agriculture | |||||
| Incentives to reduce deforestation or support for afforestation/reforestationIncentives to reduce deforestation | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|
| Coordinating body for climate policy | Unknown |
| Fossil fuel subsidies (transport) | Unknown |
| Fossil fuel subsidies (electricity and heat) | Unknown |
| Fossil fuel subsidies (industry) | Unknown |
| Fossil fuel subsidies (buildings) | Unknown |
| Region | Asia (Non-annex I) |
| Comments | |