KSA: Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060, Crown Prince says – Gulf Digital News

KSA: Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060, Crown Prince says – Gulf Digital News

Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Green Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, today launched the inaugural edition of the annual forum of the Saudi Green Initiative in Riyadh, concerned with launching new environmental initiatives for the Kingdom and monitoring the impact of the previously-announced initiatives, in order to achieve the goals of the Saudi Green Initiative.

In a key opening speech at the Saudi Green Initiative Forum, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince announced the launch of the first package of qualitative initiatives in the Kingdom, to set a roadmap for protecting the environment and confronting climate change, designed to contribute to achieving the ambitious goals of the Saudi Green Initiative, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

His Royal Highness pointed out that the Kingdom has launched initiatives in the energy sector designed to reduce carbon emissions by 278 million tons annually by 2030, thus voluntarily more than doubling the targeted emissions reduction.