The Kingdom Declares Saudi Green Initiative an Annual Event

The Kingdom Declares Saudi Green Initiative an Annual Event

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abulaziz bin Salman announced on Friday that the Green Saudi Initiative forum would be an annual event in order to review the implementation of the Kingdom’s climate goals.

“Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman decided to hold the initiative annually; because we are confident in our steps, we challenge everyone,” the minister said at the opening of the second edition of the Green Saudi Initiative forum in Sharm el-Sheikh.

“We committed ourselves to the goal of achieving carbon neutrality in 2060… During the next year, we will announce 10 new projects,” he added.

Addressing Angela Wilkinson, Secretary-General and CEO of the World Energy Council, and Jared Daniels, CEO of the Global CCS Institute, who accompanied him on stage at the inauguration, Prince Abdulaziz said: “You asked for an evaluation of our environmental programs, so you should be open to the long list that I will present.”

The Saudi energy minister reviewed a set of initiatives, including the implementation of the circular carbon economy approach and the Clean Fuel solutions for cooking, which could benefit more than 750 million individuals worldwide.

He also touched on the Kingdom’s endeavor to accelerate the adoption of clean energy technologies and sources, with the aim of reducing