Affordable and Clean Energy In line with Saudi Arabia’s ambitious goals in providing affordable and clean Energy including the 2030 goals to generate 50% of its energy from renewables and to plant 10 billion trees, PSAU has started incorporating several initiatives and projects in this regard including the followings: 1. The Green University Project: PSAU is working on several levels to achieve this ambitious goal. An example of the work that has been done in this regard is the partnership of PSAU with the Chair of Sarah bint Ghunaim to plant more than 2500 Moringa Tree in PSAU campus. This project was inaugurated by the rector of the University, confirming the importance of these kind of projects to PSAU, and aimed to spread the good practice of planting of Moringa tree in the University. The tree is known as a full pharmacy and used in many fields such nutrition, environment, and fertilizers production. The importance of this plant comes from the usage of most of its parts such as roots, stem, tree bark, leaves, flowers, and pods, besides seeds, and the oil of the flower and seeds. In addition, the honey can be produced almost all of the year from the Moringa flower, because of the long period of blossoms. PSAU Policy statements for SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) 2 | 8 The partnership with Sarah Al-Ghunaim Research Chair have extended to the second phase of the project from “Towards a Green University City” to "Towards a green university city rich in oxygen". PSAU is aiming at this partnership to popularize the cultivation of the "snake skin cactus" as this plant produces oxygen at night and in very weak light. The partnership is aiming to spreading the cultivation of this plant in student dormitories, classrooms, internal corridors, administrative offices, etc., to improve its aerodynamic environment and create an appropriate atmosphere within it that stimulates activity and stimulates work and creativity. In addition, PSAU had partnered with several stakeholders to raise community awareness in several occasions such as the World Environment Day which PSAU used to increase awareness about the benefits and importance of plants, how to take care of them and preserve them, and how the process of planting and afforestation. This activity had been hosted by the Basic Sciences Club at the Deanship of the Preparatory Year - Female Section – an included holding a an awareness seminar entitled “A Green Footprint in Your Environment.” which included talking about plants and their benefits in all respects, how to cultivate and plant them, how to take care of them, and the resulting effects. At the end of this symposium, flower saplings were distributed by the students of the club to the attendees to encourage them to take care of them, and brochures were distributed containing phrases about the importance of the green footprint and the positive impact associated with planting, agriculture and plant care. PSAU Policy statements for SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) 3 | 8 2. Recycling of waste, equipment, and devices: PSAU have partnered with community stakeholders to provide recycling projects in the University and the surrounded community. An example of such projects is the event conducted by PSAU “Give” club for school bag recycling in Al-Kharj schools, which is volunteering activity where the volunteer club at the College of Education in Al-Kharj sought to bring joy and happiness to children and families with limited income, and help finding appropriate economic solutions for this group of community while increasing environmental awareness. PSAU Policy statements for SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals) 4 | 8 3. Energy Efficiency Project: PSAU has partnered “Kafaa-Efficiency” Company to provide analyse and increase electrical energy efficiency and reduce consumption among all PSAU facilities. Also, all the building in PSAU have been built under the Saudi Building Code (Energy Efficiency). In addition, PSAU has issued a formal Energy Efficiency Policy, which mandate several good practices to all PSAU Staff and increase awareness among them. 4. Energy efficiency curriculum: PSAU has partnered with the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center and started initial arrangements to introduce energy efficiency curriculum to implemented in engineering programs. 5. Establishing an agricultural nursery: PSAU has partnered with community stakeholders to establish an agricultural nursery to sell seedlings, increase the number of palm trees, and improve the quality of palm trees in the campus and surrounding areas.