{
    "name": "AI Policy Radar",
    "publisher": "Green Diplomat",
    "description": "Climate laws and carbon-pricing instruments classified by legal stage; every record cites the document it was checked against and the date of that check.",
    "url": "https://greendiplomat.com/ai-policy-radar/",
    "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
    "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "citation": "Green Diplomat (2026). AI Policy Radar: a verified tracker of climate laws by legal stage. https://greendiplomat.com/ai-policy-radar/ (accessed 7 October 2026).",
    "generated": "2026-10-07T08:59:38+00:00",
    "count": 1,
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        "instrument_type": "Emissions trading system, carbon tax, framework law, target law, crediting mechanism, energy-transition law, disclosure / MRV rule.",
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            "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates",
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            "country": "United Arab Emirates",
            "instrument_type": "Climate framework law",
            "legal_stage": "In force",
            "stage_date": "2025-05-30",
            "legal_reference": "Federal Decree-Law No. (11) of 2024 on the Reduction of Climate Change Effects (issued 28 Aug 2024)",
            "coverage": "Public and private entities whose activities emit greenhouse gases, including in free zones",
            "summary": "The UAE's Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024 on the Reduction of Climate Change Effects entered into force on 30 May 2025. It requires public and private entities, including those in free zones, to measure, report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep records for at least five years, and provides for a National Carbon Credit Registry and fines of AED 50,000 to AED 2 million.",
            "what_to_watch": "Implementing resolutions and MOCCAE reporting methodologies, the operation of the National Carbon Credit Registry, and Cabinet-set sectoral reduction targets.",
            "source_name": "Grantham Research Institute — Climate Change Laws of the World",
            "source_url": "https://climate-laws.org/document/federal-decree-law-no-11-of-2024-on-the-reduction-of-climate-change-effects_9c00",
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            "btr_status": "implemented",
            "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
            "region": "Middle East & Central Asia",
            "topics": [
                "Climate Law",
                "MRV & Transparency"
            ],
            "url": "https://greendiplomat.com/ai-policy-radar/ae-climate-law/",
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                {
                    "date": "2024-08-28",
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                    "event": "Federal Decree-Law No. 11 of 2024 on the Reduction of Climate Change Effects issued",
                    "source_url": "https://www.bdo.ae/en-gb/news/news/announcing-the-federal-decree-law-no-(11)-of-2024-on-the-reduction-of-climate-change-effects"
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                    "date": "2025-05-30",
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                    "event": "Decree-law enters into force",
                    "source_url": "https://climate-laws.org/document/federal-decree-law-no-11-of-2024-on-the-reduction-of-climate-change-effects_9c00"
                },
                {
                    "date": "2026-05-30",
                    "milestone": "milestone",
                    "event": "Compliance deadline for in-scope entities, as reported by advisers",
                    "source_url": "https://www.bdo.ae/en-gb/insights/uae-climate-change-law-compliance-practical-requirements-for-businesses-2025%E2%80%932026"
                }
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        }
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}