Guest essay by Eric Worrall
In the wake of the Trump victory, Saudi Arabia, by far the world’s largest oil exporter, has vowed to adhere to its Paris Climate Pledges.
Saudi Arabia will stick to Paris accord climate change pledges
Vow comes amid fears president-elect Donald Trump will pull US out of global deal
Saudi Arabia says it will press ahead with pledges it made under the Paris climate change accord, even if president-elect Donald Trump pulls the US out of the global deal after he is sworn in.
In an indication of how isolated the US may be if it abandons the climate agreement that virtually every country in the world struck last December, the world’s largest oil exporter said the commitment of other big economies such as China underlined the accord’s strength.
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“The US is very important for the climate process there is no doubt,” a Saudi delegate told the FT at UN climate talks in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, the first since the deal was adopted in Paris.
“But at the same time we need to recognise that the climate issue is a global issue. At the end of the day, this process is resilient enough to move forward and China’s comments are an example of that.”
Chinese negotiators in Marrakesh warned on Friday that there was a clear consensus among the “whole global society” to back the Paris deal and any shift in the US position would not derail Beijing’s efforts to shift to a greener economy.
The Saudi delegate, who declined to be named, said the fact that so many countries had rushed to ratify the Paris deal that it came into force in record time was “a very nice surprise” that amounted to the icing on the cake.
We need to recognise that the climate issue is a global issue. At the end of the day, this process is resilient enough to move forward
”The US election means you have to eat it fast,” he said, adding fossil fuel-rich Saudi Arabia had “no intention of watering down” its commitments to the deal.
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Saudi Arabia, for example, has pledged to install more solar panels and other renewable energy systems, as long as its economy keeps growing, while the US has said it will cut its emissions by at least 26 per cent from 2005 levels over the next nine years, partly by reducing coal power plant pollution.
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Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/7471a4a8-a9b3-11e6-809d-c9f98a0cf216
It is understandable that Saudi Arabia, whose government according to Julian Assange of Wikileaks is a major financier of anti-American Islamic terror and the Clinton Foundation, thinks their joke commitment to watch America self destruct is worth maintaining.
tit for tat
USA does no support Saudis in Syria, Saudi pushes “Global Warming” to destroy US oil industry.
Let’s see if Trump open 911 files and start to screw the Saudis.
The next would be: enter the Chinese. And we have a Chinese-Pakistan-Saudi Axis
Politics & Diplomacy make the strangest of bed-fellows! It’s analogous to a French-Farce with people hopping in and out of bed in different rooms according to the exigencies of the moment!
Don’t forget the French invented the language of Diplomacy … maybe French-Farce & French Diplomacy are synonymous, which makes the World the mess it’s in today!
The FT journo mumbles about Saudi’s commitment to solar panels and windmills, avoiding making things clear. Saudi’s Paris pledge has their emissions up in 2030 in the range 70-110%. Some pledge.
http://climateactiontracker.org/countries/saudiarabia.html
I sure hope Trump “sticks to his guns” on this issue.
“Saudi Arabia Vows to Adhere to Paris Climate Pledges”…good for them, I hope they do it.
We are “out-of-there”…jpp
Well those Saudis are a trustworthy bunch. Religion of Peace and all that. Never a lie among that crowd. No sir.
According to the Paris Agreenent the rich nations, like Saudi Arabia, are suppose to help the poor nations. like the USA which has a huge national debt, huge annual federal deficits, and huge annual trade deficits. I want Saudi Arabia to buy me an all electric car and a solar power system to change the batteries so as to reduce my so called carbon foot print. Since the climate change we are experiencing is caused by the sun and the oceans and there is no real evidence that CO2 has any effect on climate, reducing my carbon footprint will not affect global climate one iota but I wuuld like to have the free stuff.
Saudi-led OPEC and the various ministers know they are long-term F%€£ed with Trump promising to open up Federal lands to oil and gas exploration and development. Plus the relaxation of fracking rules, the relenting on coal restrictions. That was Obama’s gift to his Muslim friends.
US coal power plants can remain online longer, freeing up shale gas and oil for export.
Thus The US can export LNG and oil long-ter and directly to Europe thus competing with OPEC.
I don’t know that I would trust this article about Saudi Arabia’s vows to the Paris climate pledges. It sounds to me like propaganda aimed at people’s fears of being left out so people will stand up and push Trump to stick to the Paris agreement. I’m one that has been freed from religious bondage so I am very sensitive to this kind of subtle manipulation. I don’t trust anything I read. But I read anyway just to see what people are pushing.
Since Gore sold his TV network to Qatari interests… We all know Saudis are human rights champions and wonderful environmentalists… LOL
The Paris climate agreement – it’s a “do what you can, when you can, if you can” agreement. It is not legally binding and it is less effective than the Kyoto agreement that was binding and set targets.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter any longer. The Paris agreement will be obsolete after January 20, 2017.
If the Trump administration removes all restraints on drilling, fracking, mining etc., then the price of oil and energy worldwide will plummet. This is not what Saudi or any OPEC country wants to see happen. Hence their road to Damascus like conversion. The entire power play made by OPEC is Trumped (sic) their one card trick is called and bust. The entire power structure of energy management is about to be upended
mean while still snowing Mt Kosciuszko http://ski.com.au/snowcams/australia/nsw/perisherblue/perisher-mtkosciuszko.html
Saudi Arabia’s meager commitment in the Paris Agreement only happens if their economy is growing. Why didn’t Obama put a similar caveat in his commitment? Apparently, he knew his unrealistic goals would likely shrink our economy, and he didn’t want that to be a factor. He only cares about his globalist agenda. What happens to the U.S. because of that agenda is of little importance to him.
The Trump win gives a lot of countries room to be self -righteous and a reason to do absolutely nothing while blaming the USA . The whole thing is a massive scam but countries see $$ signs so they keep hoping people will fall for the lies and buck up cash . $$Trillions are involved so they will not go quietly away to count their cash , they want more . But alas the jig is being Trumped and will fold fast . Besides, any global warming we do get as we exit an ice age will be overall much better than global cooling and as even Al Gore knows climate changes .
But they certainly hope their customers won’t.
Never mind about Trump and the USA. Since borders don’t matter in our new global community, I suggest that the UN, IPCC etc direct all their requests for money to “the globe”. Or maybe to G. Soros.
My Maple trees have been working overtime to stop climate change. I just had to haul their year’s catch of CO2 out to the curb. Good job, guys!
Saudi Arabia will become increasingly marginalised. With lowish oil prices the kingdom is in a death spiral of massive budget deficits. The population is underskilled and won’t be able to keep itself afloat. A sclerotic political system shows only one way foreward: into the buffers of revolution. Don’t be surprised if it doesn’t exist in 5 years time.
Frankly, the only thing that I’m concerned with as far as the Saudi’s go is a VERY close look at their involvement in 911.
Solar panels in the Arabian Desert
Where do they get the fresh water to clean them