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ADOC SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2024 As part of our commitment to supporting national climate include forests, grasslands, mangroves, and wetlands,

goals and global frameworks, ADOC is dedicated to
which contribute not only to biodiversity protection
(SDGs 14 and 15) but also to climate change mitigation
reducing our carbon intensity. This goal underscores our
and adaptation (SDG 13). In alignment with these
dedication to lowering greenhouse gas emissions per unit
principles, ADOC actively contributes to the restoration
of production through the adoption of energy-efficient
and monitoring of coastal ecosystems through the long-
technologies, process optimizations, and innovative
emission reduction initiatives. In addition, we are exploring
alternative energy sources to achieve our targets.
Over the past four decades, ADOC has planted and
nurtured more than 500,000 mangroves, covering 17.5
One of the key pillars of the UAE’s climate strategy is the standing mangrove plantation initiative on Mubarraz Island.
protection and restoration of “Blue Carbon” ecosystems hectares and contributing an estimated 1,732 megagrams
- such as mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass of carbon (Mg C) in blue carbon storage, which can
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beds - which serve as powerful carbon sinks while also sequester approximately 37 tCO e per year.
enhancing coastal resilience. Their preservation and Seagrass and coral monitoring is being monitored through
enhancement provide climate change mitigation benefits internal resources. Environmental parameters such as
as they sequester and store significantly more carbon than temperature are tracked through deployed loggers
terrestrial ecosystems (UAE 4th National Communication at targeted marine locations. Through these initiatives,
Report to the UNCCC, 2018). ADOC demonstrates its commitment to integrating
nature-based solutions in support of national and
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are defined as actions to
protect, manage, or restore ecosystems that simultaneously international climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation,
address societal and environmental challenges. These and emission reduction objectives.

REDUCING AIR AND GHG EMISSIONS

ADOC actively takes measures to minimize air and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations. All activities are
closely monitored to ensure compliance with environmental standards, and we maintain a strict zero-flaring policy. During
the reporting year, no exceedances were recorded in GHG emissions as a result of ADOC’s operations.
We continuously measure, monitor, and review our GHG emissions, with a strong focus on reduction. In 2024, ADOC’s
total GHG emissions was 301,206 tCO e. The direct GHG emissions (Scope 1) amounted to 299,177 tCO e.
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These emissions primarily originated from energy and combustion processes (295,095 tCO e) and flaring activities
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(4,081 tCO e).
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