Saudi Arabia targets zero carbon emissions by 2060
Top crude exporter Saudi Arabia will aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060, its de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said yesterday, days before the COP26 global climate summit. The kingdom, one of the world's biggest polluters, said it would also join a global effort to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The UN says more than 130 countries have set or are considering a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, a target it says is "imperative" to safeguard a livable climate. The announcements come a day after UN chief Antonio Guterres said the current climate situation was "a one-way ticket for disaster", stressing the need to "avoid a failure" at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
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