Saudi Arabia’s Green Initiative plan for net zero emissions explained

Saudi Arabia’s Green Initiative plan for net zero emissions explained

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched the inaugural Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) Forum in Riyadh on Saturday, announcing that Saudi Arabia aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

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The Kingdom will also join the Global Methane Pledge to contribute to cutting global methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030, as part of its commitment to deliver a cleaner, greener future.

The ‘green’ forum is set to take place annually in the Saudi capital.

Initiatives

In his opening speech at the forum, the Crown Prince said the Kingdom has launched initiatives in the energy sector designed to reduce carbon emissions by 278 million tons annually by 2030. This is more than doubling delivery against the emissions reduction target set forth at the announcement of the SGI summit in early 2021.

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He added that the first phase of afforestation initiatives has started, planting more than 450 million trees, rehabilitating eight million hectares of degraded lands, and allocating new protected areas, bringing the total protected areas in Saudi Arabia to