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Mandatory climate compliance for UAE companies

Decree-Law 11 / 2024: Who is concerned · What must you do · How it works

Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024 makes measuring, reporting and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions a legal obligation for every UAE entity.

Voluntary ESG: no binding legal obligation

Every entity that emits GHG: mainland & free zone, no size or sector threshold

Many UAE companies are in scope for the first time. Law in force since 30 May 2025.

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Base fine range

AED 50,000 - 2,000,000

Repeat within 2 years

AED 4,000,000

Additional risk

Trade-licence suspension · exclusion from government tenders

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Build a GHG inventory: Scope 1 & 2, filed through the national MRV system.

Submit a real reduction plan: concrete measures with expected results, not a promise. Filing an inventory is only half the law.

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01
Baseline
Build the GHG inventory (Scope 1 & 2) from real data, backed by an energy audit.
02
Register & report
Register on the national MRV platform (mrv.ae), file, and keep five years of records.
03
Reduce & prove
Run the reduction plan, verify savings with M&V, and report execution annually.

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Next step

Turn the obligation into a managed plan: and a lower energy bill.

GHG compliance: inventory · MRV filing · credible reduction plan · Energy audits: regulatory audit · ISO 50001 · M&V (CMVP) · PV feasibility