British PM lauds 黑料社区鈥檚 NEOM city as a 鈥榞reener future鈥�

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised 黑料社区鈥檚 NEOM city. (File/AFP)
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  • Johnson described Neom as 鈥渁 city built on fossil fuels鈥� but powered by clean energy
  • Johnson said that he would have liked to visit the city of NEOM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised 黑料社区鈥檚 NEOM city which represents 鈥渁 greener future鈥� for the world, Al Arabiya reported on Saturday.

While thanking 黑料社区鈥檚 King Salman for presiding over the G20 summit amid the coronavirus pandemic, Johnson said that he would have liked to visit the city of NEOM.

Johnson described Neom as 鈥渁 city built on fossil fuels鈥� but powered by clean energy, adding that NEOM鈥檚 distinctive climate helps to provide the city with sustainable energy.

In remarks ahead of the meeting, Johnson appealed to leaders of the other nations which make up the G20 group of major economies to honour their promise to do 鈥渨hatever it takes to overcome the pandemic and protect lives and livelihoods鈥�.

The British prime minister will also use Sunday鈥檚 session to call on those leaders yet to make net-zero commitments to make the same pledge, just under a month before Britain co-hosts the Climate Ambition Summit on Dec. 12.

鈥淭he G20 committed in March to do 鈥榳hatever it takes to overcome the pandemic and protect lives and livelihoods鈥�. As we meet this weekend, we must hold ourselves to account for that promise,鈥� he said before addressing the summit.