Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets ‘net zero’ by 2060 – The Peninsula Qatar

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia targets ‘net zero’ by 2060 – The Peninsula Qatar

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seen on the screen during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum organised to discuss efforts by the world's top oil exporter to tackle climate change in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. Reuters/Ahmed Yosri

Riyadh: The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that the world's top oil exporter aims to reach zero-net emissions by 2060 and more than doubled its annual target to reduce carbon emissions to almost 280 million tonnes.

HRH Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was speaking in recorded remarks at the Saudi Green Initiative, which comes ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, or COP26, in Glasgow from Oct. 31 - Nov. 12, that hopes to agree on deeper emissions cuts to tackle global warming.