ENERGY TRANSITION MOOTED

SAUDI Arabia’s energy minister said yesterday that the world needed more flexiblity as the transition to clean energy was “complicated”, and that the kingdom would develop its nuclear programme to take advantage of its wealth of uranium resources. “We should not forfeit energy security for the sake of a publicity stunt,” said Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud. The world’s top oil exporter wants to tap nuclear technology and use nuclear power to diversify its energy mix. |