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DEWA successfully obtains external verification of 2025 GHG emissions, strengthening its leadership in climate transparency · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today, we're discussing a significant milestone
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  for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  or DIWA, which has successfully obtained external
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  verification of its 2025 greenhouse gas emissions.
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  That's right. DIWA's efforts in climate transparency
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  and adherence to international standards in environmental
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  reporting are impressive. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohamed Al -Tayr, MD and CEO of DIWA, stated,
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  Our projects and operations support the UAE's
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  climate action efforts, through the development
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  of sustainable energy and water infrastructure
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  aligned with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy
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  2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions
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  Strategy 2050. As the exclusive provider of electricity
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  and water in Dubai, we play a pivotal role in
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  advancing sustainable solutions to address climate
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  change. We apply an integrated system to measure,
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  manage, and reduce emissions, delivering tangible
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  results based on transparency and accuracy, in
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  line with global best practice. This was reflected
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  in Diwa achieving the best performance globally
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  among its peers in terms of absolute greenhouse
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  gas emissions in 2025. Completing the external
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  verification of 2025 greenhouse gas emissions
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  reaffirms our commitment to enhancing an advanced
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  operational ecosystem that balances efficiency,
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  reliability, and environmental responsibility.
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  in line with Diwa's vision to be a globally leading,
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  sustainable, and innovative corporation committed
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  to achieving net zero by 2050. And Altair further
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  added, we continue to invest in innovation and
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  advanced solutions based on the latest fourth
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  industrial revolution technologies, particularly
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  artificial intelligence, to reduce emissions
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  across the entire value chain. Our comprehensive
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  strategic approach to addressing climate change
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  focuses on initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas
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  emissions. improve energy efficiency, and strengthen
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  operational resilience and sustainability in
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  line with climate objectives at the local, federal,
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  and global levels. Since 2012, DEWA has maintained
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  a leading benchmark for transparency and accuracy
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  in its greenhouse gas emissions framework, further
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  solidified by this verification according to
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  ISO standards. Indeed, this verification signifies
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  DEWA's ongoing commitment to environmental responsibility
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  and its leading role in the region's energy sector.