In this view, as the influential climate scientist Michael Mann puts it, Saudi Arabia "is one of the villains." "I would not claim I had influence, but certainly I have helped and supported the 180-degree change towards a collaborative solution" in Saudi Arabia, he said. For the Saudis, climate change poses "an existential threat," he said, but in a completely different way it does to small island nations, for instance. If KAUST's experiment succeeds, it may allow coral from Saudi Arabia to be transplanted to other parts of the world. Saudi Arabia is diversifying its economy and will become significantly less dependent on oil exports in the coming years, the prince said.

Source: The Star April 23, 2021 22:34 UTC