Publications

Kazakhstan – Saudi Arabia: Crossroads

Zlata Sergeeva, Colin Ward

On July 23, 2022, official talks occurred between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud and Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Jeddah. During the meeting, the parties confirmed their intention to intensify mutual trade. At the same time,…

Sergeeva, Zlata

Ward, Colin

Drivers of Unconditional Income Convergence

Science Direct

Nader AlKathiri

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Energy Consumption – Global and Local Contexts

Anvita Arora, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Parvesh Kumar

There is growing concern about the environmental impact of transport systems. The increase in energy consumption and vehicle emissions is the main contributor to the problem. Several studies have tested hypotheses about the relationship between the urban structure, especially high…

Arora, Anvita

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Parvesh Kumar

Behavioral Efficiency Improvement via Freight Digitalization as a Viable Near- Term Strategy to Decarbonize the Difficult-To-Abate Road Freight Sector in China and Other Developing Countries

Xun Xu, Tianduo Peng, Zhandong Xu, Mi Gan, Dandan Li, Xiaobo Liu

The containment of road freight transport emission growth is a significant challenge to climate change mitigation, as the road freight sector has been one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is considered particularly difficult to…

Xu, Xun

Tianduo Peng

Zhandong Xu

Mi Gan

Dandan Li

Xiaobo Liu

Impact on Energy Consumption and Emissions of Variations in Aircraft Seating Density Designation from Manufacturers’ Recommendations

Andres Felipe Guzman, Saif Almutairi, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

Aircraft capacity utilization is an important factor in airline productivity, but airlines are not using the maximum seating density designations recommended by manufacturers to accurately represent efficiency or performance.

Felipe Guzman, Andres

Almutairi, Saif

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Saudi-China Collaboration Under the Circular Carbon Economy: Priorities and Opportunities in CCUS

Rising ambitions for an energy transition are changing how energy suppliers and consumers think about fuel supply chains. These energy transition ambitions have revitalized interest in alternative energies and technological solutions that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to combat climate…

Consumer Preferences for Ride-hailing: Barriers to an Autonomous, Shared, and Electric Future

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Tamara Sheldon

The Importance of the Suez Canal for Global Energy Flow

Raed Al-Mestneer, Malik Selemankhel

On March 23, 2021, the Ever Given, a northbound ship loaded with more than 18,000 containers from China to the Netherlands drifted off course and became stuck in a single-lane section of the Suez Canal. As a result, hundreds of…

Al-Mestneer, Raed

Selemankhel, Malik

Estimating Car Price Elasticity Using an Inverse Product Differentiation Logit Model

Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal, Jinghai Huo

Since the seminal work of Berry, Levinsohn, and Pakes (1995), random coefficient logit (RCL) has become the workhorse model for estimating demand elasticities in markets with differentiated products using aggregated sales data. While the ability to represent flexible substitution patterns…

Dua, Rubal

Bansal, Prateek

Jinghai Huo

Urban Transportation Challenges in Saudi Arabia: Micromobility as a Solution to First and Last Mile

Lama Yaseen, Nourah Al Hosain, Ibrahem Shatnawi

The transportation sector plays a significant role in global carbon emissions and environmental challenges. On a worldwide scale, the aggregate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributed to transportation amount to approximately 14.3% of total emissions. Notably, road transport emissions made a…

Yaseen, Lama

Al Hosain, Nourah

Shatnawi, Ibrahem

Energy-Efficient Policy in the Built Environment: From Formulation to Implementation

Building energy efficiency is a critical component of efforts to address climate change and achieve sustainable development and can potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money, lower energy bills, create new jobs, and improve occupants’ indoor comfort and quality of…

Saudi Arabia’s High Borrowing Rates and Surging Deposits

Abdulelah Darandary

This data insight visualizes the relationships between higher interest rates, deposit trends, and their impact on liquidity and saving behavior in the financial system. The three key points discussed are as follows: The Influence of Higher Interest Rates on Liquidity:…

Darandary, Abdulelah

Role Of LPG In Enabling A Just And Inclusive Energy Transition In Africa And The Arab Region

Fateh Belaïd, Aayushi Awasthy, Mohamad Hejazi, Radia Sedaoui, Mustafa Ansari, Sean Ratka

Globally, 2.3 billion people still lack access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (CFTs) today, with an overwhelming majority residing in rural areas. Without a dramatic increase in investment and action for scalable solutions, 1.9 billion people will remain…

Belaïd, Fateh

Awasthy, Aayushi

Hejazi, Mohamad

Radia Sedaoui

Mustafa Ansari

Sean Ratka

Will Government Support for CCS-EOR Lead to Reduced Emissions?

Axel Pierru, Hossa Almutairi

Government support for CCS-EOR projects is often contested on the grounds that the resulting increase in oil production undermines their environmental benefits. This paper summarizes a simple approach based on a marginal reasoning consistent with economic decision-making. It produces analytical…

Pierru, Axel

Almutairi, Hossa

Enabling Blue Hydrogen for a Low- Carbon Future: Certifying Emissions and CO2 Storage

Rami Shabaneh, Wolfgang Heidug

As part of a diverse energy portfolio, hydrogen can support global efforts toward transitioning to a more sustainable energy system. This would align with climate goals, such as those outlined in the Paris Agreement. For hydrogen to fulfill this potential,…

Shabaneh, Rami

Heidug, Wolfgang

The Role of Financial Development in Private Sector Growth in Saudi Arabia

Fakhri Hasanov, Abdulelah Darandary, Ryan Alyamani

Saudi Vision 2030 (SV2030), the masterplan for the socioeconomic development of the Kingdom, places considerable emphasis on the development of the private sector in the diversification of the economy. This plan aims to have the private sector account for 65%…

Hasanov, Fakhri

Darandary, Abdulelah

Alyamani, Ryan

Climate Change and Transboundary Challenges in Middle East and Africa (MEA)

Emre Hatipoglu, Jitendra Roychoudhury

The world’s largest climate summit, the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), between 30 November and 12 December 2023, is a landmark moment in our planet’s…

Hatipoglu, Emre

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Using Satellite Technology to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Saudi Arabia

Anwar Gasim, Walid Matar, Abdelrahman Muhsen

Measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are crucial to address climate change and fulfill Paris Agreement objectives. This paper explores the potential of satellite technology in measuring and tracking CH4, CO2, and N2O emissions in Saudi Arabia, collaborating with…

Gasim, Anwar

Matar, Walid

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Saudi Arabia Net Zero GHG Emissions by 2060: Transformation of the Electricity Sector

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

Under its Vision 2030 targets, Saudi Arabia is working to steer the nation toward a sustainable future. The Kingdom has recently amplified its sustainability goals, announcing its intention to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2060. As part…

Puneet Kamboj

Hejazi, Mohamad

Alhadhrami, Khalid

Yang Qiu

Page Kyle

Gokul Iyer

The CO2 Cost of Idling: Road Traffic Congestion Plays a Role

Lama Yaseen

Road-traffic relief is essential for big cities. It can be achieved by various infrastructure improvements to remove the reliance on motorized vehicles by optimizing different modes of urban mobility.

Yaseen, Lama