Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia working on plan to boost climate target
World’s top petroleum exporter not deterred by incoming Trump presidency; says it will explore new ways to cut carbon emissions
Paris climate deal will not kill fossil fuels, says ex-Saudi oil chief
Influential former oil and climate envoy says solar is the future but predicts strong growth prospects for oil and gas sector, despite climate policies
Saudi Arabia to ratify Paris climate deal before Marrakech talks
Petropower will join historic pact ahead of further climate negotiations next week, says minister Khalid Al-Falih
Saudi Arabia says oil industry must meet climate goals
Oil chief Khalid Al-Falih cites the Paris climate deal at industry event in London, but adds oil and gas will provide the bulk of world energy supplies for decades
Saudi Arabia warns UN over 1.5C climate study
Riyadh says IPCC must retain independence from political process, and will not be able to offer full picture of climate challenges for governments
Saudi Arabia, Germany to ratify UN climate deal in 2016
Europe’s top economy and world’s second-largest oil producer signal plans to ratify global pact to limit warming to sub 2C
Saudi oil transition to take ‘decades’ says minister
Don’t expect a rapid Saudi decarbonisation as oil demand will remain high, Khalid al-Falih tells reporters at OPEC meeting
Saudi prince: From 2020, we can survive without oil
As cabinet approves sweeping economic reforms, prince Mohammed bin Salman says they will reduce reliance on hydrocarbons
Solar and Saudi Arabia: Riyadh bows to the inevitable
COMMENT: Last week deputy crown prince Salman announced the formation of a post-oil $2 trillion fund, accelerating a major Middle East energy transition
Saudi Arabia: By 2035 we won’t depend on oil
NEWS: Investments, not crude, will bankroll government in twenty years, says deputy crown prince as he plots sale of state oil company Aramco
Beyond oil: Petropower Saudi Arabia signals end of era
ANALYSIS: Squeezed by falling oil prices and costly subsidies, Riyadh is finally getting serious about economic reform
Oil giant Saudi Aramco considers selling shares
NEWS: Public offering would make world’s largest oil producer more transparent, says Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince
COP21: Saudi Arabia defends target-free climate plan
NEWS: World’s biggest oil exporter has an ‘action-based approach’ to going green, says Khalid Abuleif on the sidelines of COP21 in Paris
Saudi Arabia is decarbonising, says oil minister
VIDEO: Ali Al-Naimi points to kingdom’s capturing of carbon dioxide as evidence of its commitment to tackling climate change at Paris summit
Saudi Arabia launches climate change PR drive
NEWS: New COP21 website and emails highlighting commitment stress Riyadh is taking this year’s climate summit seriously – but doubts persist over Kingdom’s low carbon ambitions
Saudi Arabia submits climate pledge to UN deal
NEWS: Petropower offers conditional emissions cuts of up to 130Mt CO2e by 2030, becoming last G20 member to submit plan before Paris summit
Persian Gulf faces ‘intolerable’ heat on current emissions trends
NEWS: It is in the interests of oil-rich Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to back global action on climate change, study shows
Saudis to deliver climate plan by Paris, says Tubiana
NEWS: Oil-exporting kingdom will respect UN process and submit by December summit, says French climate change ambassador
UN to quiz Saudi Arabia, Qatar over missing climate plans
NEWS: Secretary General’s advisor says his office will be on the phone to those countries yet to deliver greenhouse gas slashing proposals
IMF: Saudi Arabia should rely less on oil
NEWS: Fossil fuel giant must continue efforts to diversify economy away from oil, gas, International Monetary Fund says