據石油新聞2020年11月27日迪拜報道，沙特阿拉伯已利用其在擔任G20輪值主席國的一年時間推動和推廣其循環碳經濟計劃，稱如果在全球范圍內采用這個循環碳經濟計劃，它將降低碳排放，同時保持充足的能源供應。

    循環碳經濟概念已經得到了G20成員國的支持和贊同，但這個計劃還沒有付諸實施，而且沙特阿拉伯王國迄今還沒有透露任何與該循環碳經濟計劃相關的時間表或目標。

    沙特阿拉伯氣候變化減緩計劃基于“4個R”——即碳的減少（reduction）、再次使用（reuse）、消除（removal）和回收利用（recycling）——旨在降低釋放到大氣中的碳排放量。在這一框架下，沙特阿拉伯提出了一些倡議，諸如種樹作為天然碳吸存，以及增加碳捕獲儲存、封存和利用項目的能力。

    李峻 編譯自 石油新聞

    原文如下：

    Saudi Arabia promotes circular carbon scheme as it plans to keep pumping oil

    Saudi Arabia has used its year in the G20 presidency to promote its circular carbon economy scheme, which it says will lower carbon emissions if adopted worldwide, while maintaining abundant energy supplies.

    The circular carbon economy concept has been endorsed by G20 member states but has yet to be put into practice, and the kingdom has not revealed any timelines or targets associated with the plan.

    The Saudi climate change mitigation scheme is based on "four R's" -- reduction, reuse, removal and recycling of carbon -- aimed at lowering the amount of carbon emissions being released into the atmosphere. Under this umbrella, initiatives such planting trees as natural carbon sinks, and increasing the capacity of carbon capture storage, sequestration and utilization projects, have been proposed by Saudi Arabia.

    Notably, presentations on the topic given recently by Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman did not mention any reduction in hydrocarbon production.