Sometimes the environment becomes dark and murky. During such times friends also fall sick.
— A migrant worker in Dubai, September 2023
Even as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government works to burnish its image as a global climate leader as host of COP28, the United Nations climate conference underway in Dubai, the country’s vast fossil fuel production and use spew toxic pollutants into the air and contribute to climate change.
The UAE has dangerously high air pollution levels, creating major health risks for its citizens and residents. According to the latest World Bank data,…
