Regulatory register
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20 published records.
| Title | Authority | Jurisdiction | Category | Type | Published | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Decree-Law No. (11) of 2024 on the Reduction of Climate Change Effects | United Arab Emirates โ Ministry of Climate Change and Environment is the federal ministry named in the Decree-Law | Federal UAE, Relevant free zones | Climate change, GHG emissions | Federal decree-law | 28 August 2024 | 30 May 2025 | In force |
| Cabinet Resolution No. (67) of 2024 concerning the National Register for Carbon Credits | UAE Cabinet โ administered by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, with Securities and Commodities Authority competences for in-State trading platforms | Federal UAE, Relevant free zones | Carbon registration and credits, GHG emissions, Climate change | Cabinet resolution | 10 June 2024 | 28 December 2024 | In force |
| Federal Law No. (12) of 2018 on Integrated Waste Management | United Arab Emirates โ competent authorities designated for waste management, with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in the federal framework | Federal UAE, Relevant free zones | Waste and circular economy, Environmental protection and pollution | Federal law | 18 December 2018 | 31 March 2019 | In force |
| Federal Law No. (24) of 1999 on the Protection and Development of the Environment | United Arab Emirates โ federal environmental framework, now read with later amendments and with the competent authorities | Federal UAE | Environmental protection and pollution, Water, Biodiversity | Federal law | 17 October 1999 | No confirmed effective date identified | Amended โ still operative |
| Cabinet Resolution No. (37) of 2001 on the executive regulations of Federal Law No. (24) of 1999 | UAE Cabinet | Federal UAE | Environmental protection and pollution, Water, Biodiversity | Executive regulation | 9 December 2001 | 31 December 2001 | In force |
| Ministerial Resolution No. (44) of 2022 regarding Occupational Health and Safety and Labour Accommodation | Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) | Federal UAE | Labour and worker welfare | Ministerial decision | 3 February 2022 | No confirmed effective date identified | Amended โ still operative |
| Climate-related Financial Risk Management Regulation (CBUAE Circular C 8/2025) | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates | Federal UAE | Climate-related financial risk, Sustainable finance | Financial-sector regulation | 8 July 2025 | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| Principles for Sustainability-Related Disclosures for Reporting Entities (CBUAE, June 2024) | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates | Federal UAE | ESG disclosure, Sustainable finance | Financial-sector regulation | 14 June 2024 | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| Principles for the Effective Management of Climate-related Financial Risks | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates / UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group | Federal UAE | Climate-related financial risk, Sustainable finance | Financial-sector regulation | 13 November 2023 | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| ADX ESG Disclosure Guidance for Listed Companies | Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) | Abu Dhabi | ESG disclosure, GHG emissions, Climate change | Exchange guidance | No confirmed date identified | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| ADX and GCC exchanges ESG metrics | Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) | Abu Dhabi | ESG disclosure | Exchange guidance | 9 January 2023 | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| Dubai Financial Market ESG sustainability guidance | Dubai Financial Market (DFM) | Dubai | ESG disclosure | Exchange guidance | No confirmed date identified | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategy | United Arab Emirates โ coordinated by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment | Federal UAE | Climate change, Energy and renewables | Policy or strategy | No confirmed date identified | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| UAE Energy Strategy 2050 | United Arab Emirates Cabinet / national energy policy | Federal UAE | Energy and renewables, Climate change | Policy or strategy | 3 July 2023 | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism โ Regulation (EU) 2023/956 | European Union | International rules affecting UAE businesses | Cross-border sustainability requirements, GHG emissions, Product and supply-chain sustainability | International instrument | 10 May 2023 | 1 January 2026 | In force |
| Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC | Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | International rules affecting UAE businesses | Climate change, Cross-border sustainability requirements | International instrument | 12 December 2015 | 4 November 2016 | In force |
| GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard | World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development | International rules affecting UAE businesses | GHG emissions, Climate change | Voluntary framework | No confirmed date identified | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| GRI Standards | Global Reporting Initiative | International rules affecting UAE businesses | ESG disclosure | Voluntary framework | No confirmed date identified | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2) | International Sustainability Standards Board (IFRS Foundation) | International rules affecting UAE businesses | ESG disclosure, Climate change | Voluntary framework | 26 June 2023 | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |
| Customer, lender and investor sustainability information requests | Contractual counterparties โ not a UAE regulator | International rules affecting UAE businesses | Product and supply-chain sustainability, Cross-border sustainability requirements, ESG disclosure | Market or contractual expectation | No confirmed date identified | No confirmed effective date identified | In force |