Nov 2, 2020 · Back when he was first minister, Alex Salmond said Scotland had the potential to be the "Saudi Arabia of renewables". With a year to go until Glasgow hosts COP26, a UN climate change...

Jul 9, 2013 · Though their numbers might not justify comparing Scotland with the Persian Gulf in terms of overall energy potential, they do suggest that it could certainly be a Saudi Arabia for tidal power,...

Saudi Arabia is the United Kingdom's primary trading partner in the Middle East and the United Kingdom is Saudi Arabia's closest European ally. [4] During First World War, Ibn Saud signed the 1915 Treaty of Darin with the British government, thereby accepting the British protection.

Nov 11, 2021 · Saudi Arabia was fine with joining in governments’ climate-pledge fever before the talks. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced in the runup to Glasgow that the kingdom would zero out its carbon emissions by 2060.

Oct 30, 2023 · Farmed Atlantic salmon is among Scotland's biggest exports, and non-oil trade with the UAE was worth $870m in 2022. Scotland will continue to build relations throughout the region even after a long-awaited trade deal between the UK and the GCC is signed, according to a government minister.

Sep 24, 2020 · Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to make a "big bet" on renewables, turning the UK into the "Saudi Arabia" of wind power. Talking via video link to a roundtable discussion at the UN...

Jan 8, 2021 · At three mothballed fabrication yards in Scotland, promises by Boris Johnson that the UK would become the “Saudi Arabia” of wind power rang hollow as their owner BiFab, a producer of giant...

Nov 2, 2020 · Back when he was first minister, Alex Salmond said Scotland had the potential to be the “Saudi Arabia of renewables”. With a year to go until Glasgow hosts COP26, a UN climate change conference, BBC Scotland considers how renewable energy has developed.

One of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, has announced it aims to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, joining more than 100 countries in a global effort to try and curb man-made climate change.

Oct 20, 2021 · Scotland is missing out on offshore wind farm jobs while English yards are "booming", says a former SNP government minister.