Kuwait aims to become carbon neutral in the oil and gas sector by 2050, and across the entire country a decade later, Foreign Minister Salem al-Sabah told state news agency KUNA on Monday while speaking at COP27, a climate summit in Egypt.
Kuwait, a major oil exporter and OPEC member, announced a plan to become carbon-neutral, and al-Sabah praised it as a a serious, solid pledge.’
During COP27, Kuwait’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad Al-Jaber al-Sabah, mentioned that Kuwait supports regional and international environmental treaties and programmes. He also mentioned that the country plans to expand green areas.
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