Ambitious Saudi plans to ramp up Hajj could face challenges from climate change
Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam's holiest sites. The increased number of pilgrims, with the associated surge in international air travel and infrastructure expansion, also raises sustainability concerns, even as the oil giant pursues the goal of getting half its energy from renewable resources by 2030. Next week, Saudi Arabia hosts the first Hajj pilgrimage without the restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic.
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