Saudi Arabia’s NBS Goals are to Turn 30% Land into Nature Reserves, Plant 10 Billion Trees, and Restore 40 Million Hectares of Degraded Land
Saudi Arabia adopted nature-based solutions (NBS) as part of its Saudi Green Initiative, launched in 2021, to restore degraded lands, combat desertification, and... Read more.
Insufficient Quantity of Charging Stations is Main Obstacle to Pure EV Use in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia had only 103 charging stations in 2023 The number of electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Saudi Arabia currently stands at 23,170. Still, the Kingdom... Read more.
Saudi Arabia Climate Leader Nominations: Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan and Marco Arcelli
Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan and Marco Arcelli We, Abeer Abdulkareem and Amgad Ellaboudy, Saudi Arabia country managers at Climate Scorecard, nominate both Yasir... Read more.
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030’s Renewable Energy Project Initiatives
Saudi Arabia launched Vision 2030 in 2016, which aims to diversify the economy and reduce dependence on oil revenues. One key component of Vision 2030 is to source... Read more.
Younger, Urban Saudis Increasingly Support Sustainable Practices
Those who don’t believe in climate change represent a smaller segment of the population In Saudi Arabia, climate change scepticism or reluctance toward renewable... Read more.
Saudi Arabia Forest Information and Data
According to data obtained from official Saudi sources, the forest area in Saudi Arabia will cover 0.45448% in 2021. Saudi Arabia’s forests contain 6 million... Read more.
Recommendations to Strengthen Saudi Arabia’s NDCs
The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally... Read more.
Saudi Arabia Needs to Rapidly Increase the Pace of Renewable Energy Deployment to Meet its Ambitious 2030 Targets
Saudi Arabia continues to source almost all of its energy needs from fossil fuels (99.9%), and the implementation of ambitious renewable energy targets has been... Read more.
Saudi Arabia Will See an 88% Increase in Agricultural Drought by 2050
Saudi Arabia is one of the most vulnerable countries in the Gulf region to climate change. Temperatures in Saudi Arabia are warming at a rate 50% higher than in... Read more.
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Saudi Green Building Forum (SGBF)
The Saudi Green Building Forum (SGBF) was established in 2010 to promote sustainable building practices and energy efficiency in Saudi Arabia. SGBF works to integrate... Read more.