Saudi Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud speaks during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum to discuss efforts by the world's top oil exporter to tackle climate change in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. He said Aramco aimed to expand its oil and gas production capacity while also achieving net zero emissions from its own operations by 2050. He said net zero might be achieved before 2060 but the kingdom needed time to do things "properly". Another Gulf oil producer, the United Arab Emirates, this month announced a plan for net zero emissions by 2050. The non-profit Climate Action Tracker consortium gives Saudi Arabia its lowest possible ranking, "Critically insufficient".

Source: The Express Tribune October 24, 2021 19:17 UTC