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Oil giant Saudi Arabia pledges ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2060

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October 23, 2021 at 12:47 p.m. EDT
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Oct. 23 set a deadline for his country to produce “net zero” emissions of greenhouse gases 10 years after the United States. (Video: Reuters)

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia's crown prince pledged Saturday that OPEC's largest producer will reach "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, joining other nations in setting ambitious targets before next month's U.N. climate summit.

The announcement was made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a televised statement at the kingdom's first Saudi Green Initiative Forum. Previously, the powerful Saudi energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, had ridiculed the International Energy Agency's 2050 target for reaching net-zero emissions, calling it "a sequel to [the] 'La La Land' movie."