His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy, said that the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is equipped with all needs and requirements to activate the circular carbon economy initiative.

This came during the inauguration of His Highness, today, the university’s initiative for the circular economy of carbon (CCI), in support of the Kingdom’s vision 2030, the Group of Twenty and the National Program for the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE). The ultimate goal of the university’s initiative is to harness the strengths of research at the university and innovations to develop and disseminate New technology solutions to support the circular carbon economy agenda.

KAUST developed the new circular carbon initiative across four areas including: (Reducing, reusing, recycling and decarbonizing), with the aim of mobilizing research strengths and innovations at the university to develop and spread new technological solutions, to support the agenda of the National Program for the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE), through Future City, Cultivation of the Future, Fuel Station of the Future, Close Cycle of Carbon Dioxide emissions, and nature-based solutions.

KAUST President Tony Chan explained that the university seeks global leadership and excellence in science and engineering, and contributes to providing economically effective solutions to meet national and global challenges and to be a beacon of knowledge that inspires the Kingdom and the world. For his part, KAUST Vice President for Research Donal Bradley affirmed that the university seeks to make an impact through partnership with academia, the productive and government sectors, to ensure that the university's research is applied in a timely manner to achieve economic, social and environmental benefits, indicating that the carbon initiative is in harmony with many of our strengths. We are pleased that the university is able to respond to the Kingdom's call on this critical topic.