Saudi Arabia submits climate pledge to UN deal

Petropower offers conditional emissions cuts of up to 130Mt CO2e by 2030, becoming last G20 member to submit plan before Paris summit, reports Climate Home

Saudi Arabia made its contribution to a climate rescue pact on Tuesday, calling it a "significant deviation" for the emissions of the oil-reliant economy.

The world's largest crude oil producer pledged to achieve "mitigation co-benefits" of up to 130 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year by 2030, in an opaque submission with numerous caveats.