Saudi Arabia calls the scheme an 'oil sustainability program' on an English-language government website, with one of its stated goals as 'increasing sustainability. But in the Arabic version, it's called an 'oil demand sustainability program' that's meant to 'sustain and develop the demand for hydrocarbons as a competitive source of energy, by raising its economic and environmental efficiency.'
This investigation is important because the country's plans could unravel any progress made towards mitigation efforts on climate change, which has already impacted the world in melting polar ice, devastating forest fires, and record high temperatures.
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