, Columnist
How Saudi Arabia Can Thrive in a Post-Oil World
The country has a surprising amount to gain in a low-carbon future, while staying on the current path could become a question of survival.
The oil refinery of Ras-Tanura, the largest in Saudi Arabia.
Photographer: Langevin Jacques/Sygma via Getty Images
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First in a four-part series on oil-dependent economies and their transition to a zero-carbon future. The second on Russia can be found here, part three on Nigeria here, and the final section on Canada here.
On the face of it, no country has more to lose from the transition away from fossil fuels than Saudi Arabia.