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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: How the Gulf is getting serious about climate change
Description: Saudi Arabia, the word’s largest oil exporter, has announced it is going net zero on carbon emissions by 2060. A day later Bahrain followed suit and the UAE has already committed to doing so by 2050
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also pledged $186 billion dollars towards cutting carbon emissions.
Over 100 countries have so far made the promise that experts say is vital for all countries if humanity is to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Only two small nations – Bhutan and Suriname – have so far managed to achieve net zero. For larger economies, it will prove...