Saudi Arabia

Just transition

Explainer: who is responsible for the world’s CO₂ emissions?

There is no single way to measure which country globally is responsible for the most carbon dioxide emissions. One approach…

Renewables

Will Saudi Arabia ever make good on its solar ambitions?   

For years, Saudi Arabia has been promising a solar revolution. In 2013, the government said it would aim for 24GW…

Renewables

Saudi Arabia will host the Middle East’s largest solar facility

The Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel), a subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), and ACWA Power have…

Built environment

Is Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ just an oil crisis failsafe? 

Just 40km from Sharm El Sheikh, the Egyptian resort town where COP27 will take place in November, is NEOM, Saudi…

Industry

Will the West’s thirst for non-Russian oil bring a renewed friendship with Saudi Arabia?

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions on Russian oil, world leaders (particularly those…