SGI forum in Riyadh signifies new era of action to tackle climate crisis

SGI forum in Riyadh signifies new era of action to tackle climate crisis

RIYADH — The Saudi Green Initiative has affirmed the Kingdom's pioneering role to bring about a qualitative shift internally and regionally toward climate change, according to a report issued in Riyadh on Friday. The report was issued to highlight the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) forum, which will be hosted in Riyadh next Saturday. The forum will contribute to unifying all plans aimed at achieving sustainability in the Kingdom, increasing reliance on clean energy and reducing carbon emissions, as well as combating climate change. Since the launch of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 in 2016, the Kingdom has made effective efforts to protect the environment and reduce the effects of climate change. The Saudi Green Initiative will combine environmental protection, energy conversion, and sustainability programs to achieve three comprehensive goals aimed at building a sustainable future for all by reducing carbon emissions, afforestation and protecting land and sea environments. It envisions the planting of 10 billion trees in the Kingdom over the next two decades as part of a wider Middle East Green Initiative that will eventually see a total of 50 billion trees planted in the region. On the energy side, reducing carbon emissions is critical to slowing the effects of