Joint Saudi-US Statement Supports Development of Clean Hydrogen, Private Sector Partnership

Joint Saudi-US Statement Supports Development of Clean Hydrogen, Private Sector Partnership

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, held talks in Riyadh on Wednesday with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry.

Discussions focused on international efforts to combat climate change and bolstering partnership in the private sector. They also covered Saudi Arabia's sophisticated initiatives aimed at combating this phenomenon and reducing emissions, starting with the Saudi Green and Middle East Green initiatives.

They also highlighted Saudi Arabia's efforts, as last year's president of the G20, in promoting the circular carbon economy.

The meeting was attended by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Minister of Environment and Water Abdulrahman al-Fadley.

Also present from the American side were Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in the Kingdom Martina Strong, head of the climate ambition and implementation team Jonathan Pershing and head of global innovation Varun Sivaram.

A joint statement at the end of the meeting said that the United States and Saudi Arabia "are committed to addressing the increasing climate change challenge with seriousness and urgency.“

"They will work to strengthen the implementation of the Paris Agreement and actively promote a successful G20 in