UAE industrial emissions measurement and reporting duties
A primary-law briefing on UAE emissions measurement, inventory, reporting, reduction plans and record retention.
Check the legal status
Federal legislation checked
Source: UAE Legislation — Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024, Article 6
What changed
Article 6 requires determined sources to measure emissions, prepare an inventory and periodic reports, submit current and planned reduction measures and retain measured-emission records for five years from each analysis.
Measure exposed hot surfaces
Use measured surface area, temperature and operating hours to calculate heat loss from boilers, kilns, heat exchangers, valves and pipework. Inzonex supplies removable modular insulation for equipment that requires maintenance access.
- Design target: surface temperature at or below 45 °C, subject to the application and design review
- Claimed heat-loss reduction: up to 96%, subject to the measured boundary and insulation specification
- Removable construction for inspection and maintenance access
- Calculation record available for the selected equipment and operating conditions
Do not add a calculated reduction to an emissions report until the reporting boundary, factor, implementation date and verification method have been approved.
Check if this affects you
Sources determined by the Ministry and competent authority, and the teams responsible for their measurement, inventories and reduction plans.
Dates and sequence
The chart separates publication dates, effective dates and actions. It does not treat a proposal as law.
- Measure emissions and keep the calculation trail
- Prepare the inventory and required report
- Retain measured-emission records
Risks and potential
These are implementation consequences from the cited rule. Any financial result still needs measured inputs.
Risk
A reduction claim without retained measurement records and a reproducible calculation may not support the inventory or reduction plan.
Potential
Prioritise projects that can be reconciled to fuel or electricity data. Calculate CO2 avoided from the measured energy reduction and the approved inventory factor. Do not present modelled equipment savings as measured facility emissions.
What you need to do
- Confirm whether the facility is a determined source under the implementing framework.
- Preserve measurement records and calculation provenance for at least the stated period.
- Make reduction plans traceable to equipment-level evidence rather than unsupported percentage claims.
Continue the analysis
Use the linked pages for calculations and operating context.
This is a regulatory briefing, not legal advice. Check the primary source and project-specific obligations before acting.