Saudi Arabia targets 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030

Saudi Arabia has launched the Saudi Green Initiative, which sets a target of 50% electricity from renewables by 2030; in 2019, gas accounted for 65% of Saudi Arabia’s power mix; the remainder is covered by oil. The country also aims to reduce its CO₂ emissions and plans to implement projects in the field of clean hydrocarbon technologies to eliminate more than 130 MtCO₂ of carbon emissions (emissions reduction target set in its NDC) and to raise the rate of waste diversion from landfills to 94%.

This target to reduce CO₂ emissions by 130 Mt by 2030 is in line with the target set in Saudi Arabia's NDC. Saudi Arabia's CO_2-energy emissions surged by 5%/year between 1990 and 2015 and then remained stable before decreasing in 2018 (533 MtCO₂). Per capita CO₂ emissions are among the highest in the world, reaching 16 tCO₂/cap in 2018 (7^th largest per capita emitter in the world), but are in line with other Gulf countries.