Saudi Arabia aims to reach net zero emissions by 2060
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged on Saturday that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, will reach net zero emissions by 2060, ten years after the United States. Prince Mohammed said the kingdom would more than double its annual target to cut carbon emissions to nearly 280 million tons. Prince Mohammed and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, said that OPEC member Saudi Arabia will address climate change while ensuring the stability of the oil market, stressing the continued importance of hydrocarbons. The Crown Prince and the Minister of Energy were speaking during the activities of the Green Saudi Initiative, which comes ahead of the twenty-sixth United Nations conference on climate change in Glasgow between October 31 and November 12, during which it is hoped that an agreement will be reached on greater reduction in emissions to confront the rise in temperature. Earth. The United States, the world's second-largest emitter of...