Minister of Energy: Saudi Arabia has capabilities to be a source ‎of clean hydrogen ‎

Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, confirmed that the Kingdom has capabilities that allow it to capture and store carbon, and there is nothing more important for the Kingdom, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Iraq than sufficient investments to ensure the operation of these technologies through incentives and enablers, indicating that the success of this It will benefit everyone and is consistent with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement

This came during his participation in a dialogue session entitled “Enhancing comprehensive participation and the circular economy to achieve fair and equitable energy transitions,” within the activities of the first day of “Climate Week in the Middle East and North Africa for the year 2023”, with the participation of Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. , Wayan Abdul Ghani, Iraqi Minister of Oil, and Ahmed Islam, Minister of Climate Change in Pakistan.‎

The Minister of Energy said: “We can be the exporter of clean hydrogen, and the producer and exporter of clean electricity as well,” explaining to His Highness that the Kingdom has adopted a comprehensive approach that includes all its capabilities, to produce energy from renewable sources, produce hydrogen, lines and pipelines for its distribution, and transmit electricity. ‎

During the session, the participants stressed that joint financing must be the basis from which the world starts, emphasizing the importance of employing technologies as well as using green hydrogen and the tools necessary to reach global future goals, noting the need for developed countries to work on projects that will reduce burdens resulting from carbon emissions

The participants stressed the importance of countries cooperating with each other in projects related to clean energy, which is a new technology aimed at reducing thermal emissions and reducing the carbon footprint in many of its processes. They hoped that the climate change summits would contribute to launching projects to reduce carbon emissions and work on There are many options that would contribute to reducing these emissions.

At the conclusion of their speech, the participants stressed the importance of the world thinking in a better way and for technology to take its rightful place, which would contribute to the way energy is used without affecting the environment.