Dubai fulfils 98% of heavy vehicle emission reduction

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Thursday it adhered to standards to reduce 98 per cent of vehicle emissions in 2023, WAM reported on Thursday.

Awareness and inspection campaigns were carried out by the Licensing Activities Monitoring Department field teams, in coordination with the Administration Services Department at the Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, RTA, and in collaboration with the General Department of Traffic at the Dubai Police HQ and Emirates Transport.

The campaigns were carried out with the objective of emphasising the importance of reducing carbon emissions from heavy vehicle exhausts. They also included educational elements to help drivers know the importance of technical specifications and traffic safety standards to help reach the safe operation of trucks and heavy vehicles.

Director of Licensing Activities Monitoring at the Licensing Agency of RTA, Essa Al Amiri, said that these results were part of a week-long inspection campaign which involved various heavy vehicles across various key streets and roads in Dubai.

These efforts align with RTA’s second strategic goal (sustainability) and the third strategic goal (health, safety, and security), WAM reported.

The UAE is one of the leading countries in the field of emission reduction, hosting the COP 28 in late 2023.