Saudi Arabia aims to lead world in achieving green goals, says energy minister

Saudi Arabia aims to lead world in achieving green goals, says energy minister

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia intends to be a world leader in efforts to improve the planet through the use of more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy initiatives, according to Minister of Energy Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman.

Speaking during "Don't Forget Our Planet,“ a virtual event organized by the Future Investment Initiative, he said that the Kingdom will play a pioneering role in movements such as solar energy and the circular carbon economy “” a new approach to fossil-fuel emissions and greenhouse gasses in which the "four Rs“ will apply: reduce, reuse, recycle and remove “” to alleviate environmental damage and revitalize the planet.

Saudi Arabia holds the presidency of the G20 this year, and will host the annual summit in Riyadh in November. The prince said that the platform and status that comes with this honor is being used to promote CCE as a worthy common goal not only for the nation, but the entire world.

"We believe that CCE is an excellent enabler for maintaining our sustainability, and it also mitigates environmental issues,“ he said.

"It's an excellent solution that will attend to all of these concerns: to bring growth and economic prosperity, mitigate energy poverty and enable 2.6 billion people that don't