Saudi Arabia

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: ratification (28 Dec 1994)
• KP: ratification (31 Jan 2005)
  Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
• Vienna Convention: accession (1 Mar 1993)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (1 Mar 1993)
• LRTAP: NA
• Energy Charter: observer
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: observer
• Espoo Convention: NA

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Energy

• Electricity Distribution Code (2008) [English]
• Royal Decree establishing King Abdulla City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) (2010) [Arabic]

Environmental Impact Assessment

• General Environmental Law and Rules for Implementation (2001) [English]

Government Documents

• Response to Climate Change in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Factual Matters

• Saudi Arabia Energy Efficiency Report (2013)

Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.

Updated as of: December 22, 2014