Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has committed to ending planet-warming emissions by 2060, but made clear that the new plan would not work if the country is stopped from continuing to pump millions of barrels per day for decades.
It is “an aim that enables us to say to the world: We are with you. We share the same concern. We want to evolve,” Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman said.
The country would take a “holistic and technological” approach in meeting the target, he added.
The announcement might prove to be a boost for the COP26 climate
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