Saudi Arabia is investing in other industries so that their economy will survive the phase out of the petroleum industry. They are also investing in solar and other renewable supplies of electricity with the goal of supplying all their electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030.
The systematic fire bombing of Germany and Japan's largest cities in WW 2 were also not successful in ending the war. The bombing of North Vietnam did very little good to end the war but it did cause hundreds of thousands civilian casualties just as the bombing of cities in WW 2 did.
Saudi Arabia is investing in other industries so that their economy will survive the phase out of the petroleum industry. They are also investing in solar and other renewable supplies of electricity with the goal of supplying all their electricity from renewable sources by the year 2030.
The systematic fire bombing of Germany and Japan's largest cities in WW 2 were also not successful in ending the war. The bombing of North Vietnam did very little good to end the war but it did cause hundreds of thousands civilian casualties just as the bombing of cities in WW 2 did.