Climate change discussion needs to be led by logic not emotion, Saudi official says｜Arab News Japan

RIYADH: Climate change discussions have grown increasingly emotional and are often overshadowed by “hypocrisy,” according to a Saudi official.

During a fireside chat at the third Global Cybersecurity Forum, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir emphasized the urgent need to instill a “logical and rational” mindset to resolve climate change issues scientifically and effectively. 

“We see a lot of emotions when it comes to climate change discussions and we frankly see a lot of hypocrisy, and that doesn’t serve anyone. We have a problem, we need to fix the problem,” Al-Jubeir, also a member of the Council of Ministers, said.

He added: “The temperatures are not coming down. The air is not becoming cleaner and no matter how much we argue, we need to roll up our sleeves and work together to solve the problems in a rational and effective manner and we need to do it quickly.”