Saudi Arabia issues last-minute climate plan with unclear emissions-cutting goal

Saudi Arabia’s NDC suggests the baseline for the 2040 target could be revised and meeting it will depend on revenues from continued oil exports
A Saudi labourer walks at Maaden Aluminium in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia
A Saudi labourer walks at Maaden Aluminium in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia, May 22, 2016. (File photo: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser)

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