Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Updated nationally determined contribution 2021

In this document the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reaffirms its commitment to Paris Agreement goals and achieving mitigation cobenefits through economic diversification and adaptation. The Kingdom will implement actions, projects, and plans outlined in this submission that aim at reducing, avoiding, and removing GHG emissions by 278 million tons of CO2eq annually by 2030, with the year 2019 designated as the base year for this NDC.

The Kingdom has embarked on a comprehensive and highly ambitious set of measures to realize its climate ambitions using the Circular Carbon Economy Framework. The Kingdom is developing and implementing holistic and harmonized programs, policies, initiatives, and collaboration platforms to address climate change challenges at the national, regional and global scale. Examples include the Saudi Green Initiative, the Middle East Green Initiative, the Circular Carbon Economy National Program, the National Renewable Energy Program, and the Saudi Energy Efficiency Program.