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Enabling Net-Zero Shipping An Expert Review-Based Agenda for Emerging Techno-Economic and Policy Research

Enabling Net-Zero Shipping An Expert Review-Based Agenda for Emerging Techno-Economic and Policy Research

Kannan Govindan, Rubal Dua, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Prateek Bansal

Net-zero shipping is emerging as a global priority, underscored by the shipping sector’s increasing projected contribution to climate change, making it critical to understand the emerging associated research priorities. We outline key techno-economic and policy research priorities for achieving effective…

Kannan Govindan Kannan Govindan
Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
Ahm Mehbub Anwar Anwar, Ahm Mehbub
Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
14 October 2024
Saudi Arabia and the Circular Carbon Economy: From Vision to Implementation

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…

Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
Hind Aldhuwaihi Aldhuwaihi, Hind
06 October 2024
Understanding the Role of Renewable Energy in Import Demand for Petrochemicals Is the Prevailing Perception More Imagined Than Real?

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…

Fakhri Hasanov Hasanov, Fakhri
Evar Umeozor Umeozor, Evar
Samar Mohamed Samar Mohamed
06 October 2024
Fueling India’s Mobility Transition: A Life Cycle Perspective on Passenger Road Transport Options
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

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…

Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
Michael Samsu Koroma Koroma, Michael Samsu
Jitendra Roychoudhury Roychoudhury, Jitendra
30 September 2024
Web-Based User Interfaces for Mathematical Models to Support Decisions: The Fuel Distribution Network Optimizer
Evaluation of Public Investment Projects

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.

Nourah Al Hosain Al Hosain, Nourah
Jaidaa Alidrisi Alidrisi, Jaidaa
Amr Alruthai Alruthai, Amr
Walid Matar Matar, Walid
Abdelrahman Muhsen Muhsen, Abdelrahman
Pavithra Kumar Shetty Shetty, Pavithra Kumar
Lama Yaseen Yaseen, Lama
Abeer AlGhamdi AlGhamdi, Abeer
30 September 2024
Climate and Cost Analysis of SUVs in Saudi Arabia A Life Cycle Analysis Approach

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).

Michael Samsu Koroma Koroma, Michael Samsu
Abdulrahman Alwosheel Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
30 September 2024
Southeast Asia and the Circular Carbon Economy: A Rapidly Developing Region
Climate Change Policies and Governance

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,…

David Wogan Wogan, David
Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
12 September 2024
Middle East and North Africa and the Circular Carbon Economy: Seizing the Potential for Action
Climate Change Policies and Governance

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 Laura El-Katiri
Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
12 September 2024
An Exposition of Bilinear “Implicit” Subsidy Equations
Evaluation of Public Investment Projects

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…

Walid Matar Matar, Walid
10 September 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Population Trends: Insights from the 2022 Census Revision
Models, Data and Tools

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…

Jeyhun Mikayilov Mikayilov, Jeyhun
Raghad Alotaibi Raghad Alotaibi
08 September 2024
Are Households Quitting Electric Vehicle Ownership?
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

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.”

Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
Alexander Edwards Alexander Edwards
Utkarsh Anand Utkarsh Anand
Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
03 September 2024
Emerging Policy and Economic Research Priorities for Enabling the Electric Vehicle Sector

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,…

Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
Saif Almutairi Almutairi, Saif
Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
01 September 2024
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