For the past 10 years, students, teachers, and school officials in the emirate have saved Dh90 million and a total of 67,000 tonnes of carbon emissions — equivalent to the annual gas emissions of 14,105 cars — from being released into the atmosphere through the rational use of electricity and water.

The figures were released during the 10th Conservation Award on Wednesday organised by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), the Knowledge and Human Development Authority and Dubai Educational Zone. The award promotes a culture of conservation among students, faculty, and residents to use water and power efficiently.

In 10 years, participating schools and institutions saved 125 Gigawatt-hours of electricity, enough to power almost 8,000 average US homes for a year, according to the Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator of the US Environmental Protection Agency. They also saved 1.024 billion gallons of water, enough to fill more than 1,700 Olympic-sized swimming pools.