Al-Jubeir has been Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2018 and was appointed climate envoy in May 2022 following a royal decree. In May 2024, Al-Jubeir highlighted Saudi Arabia’s commitment to environmental protection through the allocation of $2.5 billion to the Secretariat of the Middle East Green Initiative. In June 2024, he announced a range of national initiatives to boost ocean sustainability, including an assessment and rehabilitation program for habitats in the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf. The kingdom plans to plant 200 million mangrove trees by 2030 and 1.4 billion by 2100.