‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan

Kingdom's Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say

Saudi Arabia is bolstering years of negotiation tactics designed to stymie vital climate negotiations with a focus on carbon capture technologies that experts say risk delaying a meaningful transition from fossil fuels.

The kingdom, which is the world's second largest oil producer, accounting for roughly 15% of global output, announced plans at Cop27 in Egypt for what it labelled the circular carbon economy", in partnership with the national oil company, Aramco, which recently reported $42.4bn in profit.