US lauds Oman’s net zero by 2050 target
Published: 02:10 PM,Oct 14,2022 | EDITED : 09:10 PM,Oct 14,2022
John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, praised Oman’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The US senior official also praised Oman for the establishing Oman Centre for Sustainability to supervise and follow up on plans and programmes for carbon neutrality. “I welcome Oman’s announcement of a 2050 net zero target and the establishment of the new Oman Sustainability Centre to help in delivering on it. A good signal for deepening our cooperation on climate in the days to come,” he tweeted on Friday.
Oman is aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through an ambitious national plan. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Tuesday passed a Royal Decree to approve the plan, which is in line with Oman’s 2040 Vision.
HM the Sultan also approved the establishment of the Oman Centre for Sustainability “to supervise and follow up on plans and programmes for carbon neutrality.”
Last month, the government created the “Carbon Management Laboratory”, which was supervised by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals in co-operation with environment and civil aviation authorities.
Oman last week announced its CubeSat would launch into orbit from Cornwall in the UK to analyse the environment.
Scientists agree that to stop the worst of the impacts of climate change, the world needs to cut CO2 emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels by 2030, and reach net zero by 2050.
Net zero is the process through which greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere are balanced by those being taken out of it.