Climate Policy MonitorClimate Policy Monitor

Saudi Arabia

2024

Domain Assessment

The Monitor assesses how ambitious, comprehensive, and stringent net zero regulations and policies are across different jurisdictions and domains, considering up to 265 data points for each policy tool.

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Climate-related disclosureCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilled
Transition planningCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilledCriteria fulfilled
Public procurementCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilledCriteria not fulfilled
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  • - Criteria fulfilled
  • - Criteria not fulfilled

Policy Tool Assessment

5 policy tools

Our law firm network identifies and analyses policy tools relevant to each domain to allow the Monitor to assess their ambition, stringency, and comprehensiveness.

Policy Tool NameDomainYear in forceNet zero alignedDomain ambition 1Domain ambition 2MandatoryEnforceableData transparency & verificationVariety of targeted entities / activitiesScope 3/non-carbon GHGsOffsets
Environment System Law and its Executive RegulationsD2021NoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Executive Regulations for Air Quality D, TP2020NoYesNoYesYesNoYesYesNo
Regulations on Ozone Depleting Substances and Hydrofluorocarbons regulated by Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia Untitled-3 (ncec.gov.sa) D2020NoNoYesYesYesNoYesNoNo
Saudi and Middle East Green InitiativeTP2021YesYesNoNoNoNoNoYesYes
Saudi Exchange ESG Disclosure GuidelinesD2021NoNoYesNoNoYesNoNoYes
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  • D Disclosure
  • TP Transition Planning
  • PP Public Procurement
  • Ambitious
  • Stringent
  • Comprehensive
  • Criteria not fulfilled

Legal Expert Network

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Al Tamimi & Company

Domains covered:

  • Disclosure
  • Transition Planning
  • Public Procurement

Authors

  • Francis Patalong (Lead)
  • Kowther AlKarimi
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Dentons

Domains covered:

  • Disclosure
  • Transition Planning
  • Public Procurement

Authors

  • Dean Ryburn (Lead)
  • Sairah Narmah-Alqasim (Lead)
  • Meghan Devine
  • Rana Azhar
  • Tala Sabahi