Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024 has been in force since 30 May 2025. The compliance period ran to 30 May 2026 and an extension is expected. Check MOCCAE for the latest date.Fines for not measuring, reporting or keeping records: AED 50,000 to AED 2,000,000. Repeat violations can double the fine.No minimum size: small, free zone and government entities are all covered. MOCCAE designates which sources report.Scope 3 is expected from 2027 but is not yet confirmed in law. DecarbOS can already prepare it for you.Keep emissions records for at least 5 years. DecarbOS keeps yours for 7 years in the UAE.Upload 12 months of bills from the same calendar year: electricity, cooling, fuel and refrigerant invoices.Bill tip: download the PDF from your utility app. If you photograph a bill, lay it flat in good light.Missing a month? You can enter the number by hand, estimate it, or mark it not available. The report labels every choice.Organisations emitting 0.5 million tonnes CO2e or more (Scope 1 + 2) need third-party verification.Physical climate risk reports describe heat, water, flood, dust and coastal hazards at your location using satellite and official data.Climate reports currently cover UAE sites only. We check the data for your location before you pay.Live air quality in Dubai: PM2.5 6.0 ug/m3 (Good), 2026-10-22 05:00 UTC. Source: OpenAQ.Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024 has been in force since 30 May 2025. The compliance period ran to 30 May 2026 and an extension is expected. Check MOCCAE for the latest date.Fines for not measuring, reporting or keeping records: AED 50,000 to AED 2,000,000. Repeat violations can double the fine.No minimum size: small, free zone and government entities are all covered. MOCCAE designates which sources report.Scope 3 is expected from 2027 but is not yet confirmed in law. DecarbOS can already prepare it for you.Keep emissions records for at least 5 years. DecarbOS keeps yours for 7 years in the UAE.Upload 12 months of bills from the same calendar year: electricity, cooling, fuel and refrigerant invoices.Bill tip: download the PDF from your utility app. If you photograph a bill, lay it flat in good light.Missing a month? You can enter the number by hand, estimate it, or mark it not available. The report labels every choice.Organisations emitting 0.5 million tonnes CO2e or more (Scope 1 + 2) need third-party verification.Physical climate risk reports describe heat, water, flood, dust and coastal hazards at your location using satellite and official data.Climate reports currently cover UAE sites only. We check the data for your location before you pay.Live air quality in Dubai: PM2.5 6.0 ug/m3 (Good), 2026-10-22 05:00 UTC. Source: OpenAQ.
Omar's mother works with companies to measure their "carbon footprint". "Is it a real footprint?" Omar asked.
Omar's mother works with companies to measure their "carbon footprint". "Is it a real footprint?" Omar asked."It is invisible," she smiled. "It is all the greenhouse gas we cause. We sort it into three boxes, called scopes.""Box one is what we burn ourselves, like petrol in our car. Box two is the electricity we buy. Box three is everything else, like flights and rubbish."Omar became a footprint detective. He walked to the shop instead of asking for a ride, and switched off his games console at night. His footprint got smaller!
Story quiz
The electricity your family buys goes in which 'box'?
Try this
List three things at home that use electricity. Which one could you switch off more?
Did you know?
Companies in the UAE now measure and report their carbon footprint every year.
