term success of their business and their credibility in the community hinge upon their adoption of environmentally responsible practices. The Kingdom also follows up the developments in environmental fields at the regional and global levels. Saudi Arabia shares the international community's concern over climate change as a long-term challenge, and recognizes the mutual relationship between the impacts of climate change and the importance of sustainable development to ensuring a stable global economic growth. The Kingdom supports the enhancement of international cooperation in the field of climate change, and encourages the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism as a way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Saudi Arabia has prepared a roadmap on carbon capture and storage technologies, set up the National Committee for Clean Development Mechanism in line with the Kyoto Protocol, and joined the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF). The Kingdom is also a member of the Four Kingdoms initiative, alongside Britain, the Netherlands and Norway, for the development of carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies, or its utilization in industrial and commercial applications, including the enhancement of production from depleted fields. The Kingdom has also joined the Global Methane Initiative for international cooperation in reducing methane emissions, and actively participates in all the activities of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and environmental organizations. --More 13:36 LOCAL TIME 10:36 GMT تغريد
