https://www.scmp.com/rss/511142/feed Daniel Bardsley writes about science, technology and the environment. He has worked in China, the United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic and is now based in the UK en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com There is probably no country on Earth where the economy is more tied up with hydrocarbons than Saudi Arabia. About 42 per cent of the Gulf state’s GDP is linked to oil and gas, according to a research centre linked to the authorities (the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre), while petroleum accounts for more than two-thirds of its exports. So, amid a flurry of announcements ahead of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Saudi Arabia’s pledge to reach net zero carbon... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3155654/cop26-climate-change-conference-saudi-arabias-net-zero-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3155654/cop26-climate-change-conference-saudi-arabias-net-zero-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Nov 2021 04:00:13 +0000 Climate change was described earlier this year by António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, as “the defining issue of our time”, so expectations for COP26 in Glasgow could hardly have been higher. After the hottest decade in human history, commitments to transform energy generation, protect forests, cut methane emissions, change transport systems and reconfigure the global financial system were seen as crucial. New that the climate summit has concluded – after going into extra time on Saturday... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3155689/cop26-state-play-climate-conference-comes-close-where?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3155689/cop26-state-play-climate-conference-comes-close-where?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:10 +0000