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Crafting Effective Climate, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Time For Action

Nature

Fateh Belaïd

Saudi Arabia and the Circular Carbon Economy: From Vision to Implementation

Mari Luomi, Hind Aldhuwaihi

This case study shows how the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) Index can be used to analyze a country’s CCE performance and enablers in a holistic manner and in a comparative context, relative to other countries. Saudi Arabia is an extremely…

Luomi, Mari

Aldhuwaihi, Hind

Understanding the Role of Renewable Energy in Import Demand for Petrochemicals Is the Prevailing Perception More Imagined Than Real?

Fakhri Hasanov, Evar Umeozor, Samar Mohamed

The prevailing perception is that the transition to renewable energy will lead to a decrease in demand for hydrocarbons and petrochemicals. The present work empirically demonstrates that this common sense may be more imaginary than real: it finds evidence that…

Hasanov, Fakhri

Umeozor, Evar

Samar Mohamed

Fueling India’s Mobility Transition: A Life Cycle Perspective on Passenger Road Transport Options

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Michael Samsu Koroma, Jitendra Roychoudhury

The transportation sector is crucial for India’s economic and social development but poses significant environmental and global warming challenges. This study conducts a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of passenger vehicles in India, evaluating various propulsion technologies and modes of…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Koroma, Michael Samsu

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Gas Demand in the MENA Hydrocarbon- Producing Countries: Recent Trends and Drivers

Sid Ahmed Hamdani

Natural gas has gained significant importance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with demand reaching more than 700 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2022 and increasing by almost 50% compared with a decade ago. Gas demand in the…

Hamdani, Sid Ahmed

Web-Based User Interfaces for Mathematical Models to Support Decisions: The Fuel Distribution Network Optimizer

Nourah Al Hosain, Jaidaa Alidrisi, Amr Alruthai, Walid Matar, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Pavithra Kumar Shetty, Lama Yaseen, Abeer AlGhamdi

Mathematical models provide quantitative analyses that can inform policy decisions. We argue that two attributes can support models’ adoption by policymakers: an intuitive graphical interface and active engagement between modelers and policymakers.

Al Hosain, Nourah

Alidrisi, Jaidaa

Alruthai, Amr

Matar, Walid

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Shetty, Pavithra Kumar

Yaseen, Lama

AlGhamdi, Abeer

Climate and Cost Analysis of SUVs in Saudi Arabia A Life Cycle Analysis Approach

Michael Samsu Koroma, Abdulrahman Alwosheel, Yagyavalk Bhatt

This study is conducted within the framework of the Saudi Vision 2030 agenda to diversify its economy and promote sustainable technologies, specifically examining the life-cycle performance of hybrid and conventional sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the Kingdom (KSA).

Koroma, Michael Samsu

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Assessing the Potential and Feasibility of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Technologies in Saudi Arabia

Naser Odeh, Julian Hunt, Mohamad Hejazi, Yoshihide Wada

As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strives to achieve its climate goals and transition its economy away from fossil fuel dependency, understanding the viability and impact of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) options becomes paramount.

Naser Odeh

Julian Hunt

Hejazi, Mohamad

Yoshihide Wada

The Path to 2060: Saudi Arabia’s Long-Term Pathway for GHG Emission Reduction

Science Direct

Puneet Kamboj, Mohamad Hejazi, Yang Qiu, Page Kyle, Gokul Iyer

Southeast Asia and the Circular Carbon Economy: A Rapidly Developing Region

David Wogan, Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz

This KAPSARC Discussion Paper examines six major Southeast Asian economies’ progress and potential on the road to net-zero emissions, or carbon circularity. It does so by using the technology-neutral approach of the circular carbon economy (CCE) and the CCE Index,…

Wogan, David

Luomi, Mari

Yılmaz, Fatih

Middle East and North Africa and the Circular Carbon Economy: Seizing the Potential for Action

Laura El-Katiri, Fatih Yılmaz, Mari Luomi

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is an emerging center of energy demand. Economic and population growth, increasing industrialization as well as rising living standards are all expected to contribute to a continued increase in the region’s energy…

Laura El-Katiri

Yılmaz, Fatih

Luomi, Mari

An Exposition of Bilinear “Implicit” Subsidy Equations

Walid Matar

The price-gap method is popularly applied to estimate energy subsidies, and it simply involves calculating the difference between the market and domestic prices of a good multiplied by the quantity consumed. In the case where subsidies impose foregone revenue rather…

Matar, Walid

Saudi Arabia’s Population Trends: Insights from the 2022 Census Revision

Jeyhun Mikayilov, Raghad Alotaibi

Having people as a main focal point of all policies and activities worldwide and at an individual country level sets a responsibility for all countries/institutions to have reliable information on the size, structure, and dynamics of the population that can…

Mikayilov, Jeyhun

Raghad Alotaibi

Are Households Quitting Electric Vehicle Ownership?

Rubal Dua, Alexander Edwards, Utkarsh Anand, Prateek Bansal

In this paper, we investigate the proportion of U.S. plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) owners who discontinued PEV ownership by disposing of their PEV and buying a non-PEV as their next vehicle, which is termed PEV “discontinuance.”

Dua, Rubal

Alexander Edwards

Utkarsh Anand

Bansal, Prateek

Emerging Policy and Economic Research Priorities for Enabling the Electric Vehicle Sector

Rubal Dua, Saif Almutairi, Prateek Bansal

We highlight key emerging research priorities on the climate- and industrial-policy driven pathway to passenger car electrification, including both pure battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, using a three-pronged approach. This includes examining journalistic reports from a research perspective,…

Dua, Rubal

Almutairi, Saif

Bansal, Prateek

Emerging Research Priorities for Enabling Aviation Climate Action: Identification and Expert Evaluation

Rubal Dua, Andres Felipe Guzman

Aviation climate action is emerging as a global priority, underscored by the aviation sector’s increasing projected contribution to climate change and the consequential effects of climate change on aviation operations. This makes it critical to understand the emergent associated research…

Dua, Rubal

Felipe Guzman, Andres

Green Jobs and the Saudi Gender Wage Gap: Explained and Unexplained

Cian Mulligan

Saudi Arabia has made great strides recently in increasing female labor force participation, reaching the Vision 2030 goal of 30% in late 2020, almost a decade early. With labor force participation achieved, the conversation now turns to labor market outcomes,…

Mulligan, Cian

Residential Electricity Consumption and Rebound Effects in Saudi Arabia: Insights into Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap

Fateh Belaïd, Jeyhun Mikayilov

The rebound effect refers to the phenomenon where energy efficiency improvements lead to increased energy consumption, offsetting some of the expected energy savings. This article aims to estimate the direct rebound effect of residential electricity consumption in Saudi Arabia and…

Belaïd, Fateh

Mikayilov, Jeyhun

Climate Policy Stringency and Trade in Energy Transition Minerals: An Analysis of Response Patterns

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd

Are Automakers Overcharging Consumers for Electric Vehicle Batteries?

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Tamara Sheldon

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