{"id":19508,"date":"2025-07-03T13:47:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careforsustainability.com\/saudiarabia\/?p=19508"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:51:13","slug":"saudi-arabias-climate-shift-ambition-action-accountability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/careforsustainability.com\/saudiarabia\/saudi-arabias-climate-shift-ambition-action-accountability\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia\u2019s climate shift: Ambition. Action. Accountability."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kingdom made big promises.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Net zero by 2060. Half its electricity from renewables by 2030. Billions for green hydrogen, carbon capture, and clean mobility.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The world noticed. Now the question is simple: where\u2019s the progress?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The climate clock is ticking<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

KSA\u2019s Vision 2030 didn\u2019t whisper \u2014 it roared.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Saudi Green Initiative<\/span><\/a> pledged to plant <\/span>10 billion trees<\/span><\/b>, reduce carbon emissions by <\/span>278 million tonnes per year<\/span><\/b> by 2030, and generate <\/span>50% of electricity from clean sources<\/span><\/b>. On paper, it\u2019s bold. On the world stage, it plays well.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But five years in? Saudi Arabia generates less than <\/span>3% of its electricity from renewables<\/span><\/b>, according to the <\/span>King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy<\/span><\/a> (KACARE). That\u2019s not a pivot. That\u2019s a reality check.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The pipeline is promising. But pipelines don\u2019t reduce emissions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s look at the facts. Some major projects are moving.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n