UAE raises emission cut target to 40 pct by 2030

DUBAI, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday to raise its emission reduction target from 31 percent to 40 percent by 2030, as the country prepares to host a major climate conference later this year.

The updated target "marks a step-change in the nation's approach to greenhouse gas emission reduction," UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri was quoted by the official news agency WAM as saying.