The impact of fiscal policy on non-oil GDP in Saudi Arabia Taylor & Francis Online Fakhri Hasanov, Nader AlKathiri, Saad Alshahrani, Ryan Alyamani
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Road Freight Transportation – A Colombian Case Study Andres Felipe Guzman
Implications of Poorly Designed Climate Policy on Energy Poverty: Global Reflections on the Current Surge in Energy Prices Science Direct Fateh Belaïd
Future of Global Oil Markets KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) Despite great uncertainty in oil markets, a reduction in expected supply from Russia, and a reduction in global demand since our previous quarterly outlook, we expect oil supply growth to continue in 2022, with production coming close to parity with demand…
Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and a Preliminary Analysis Taylor & Francis Saudi Arabia intends to reduce GHG emissions by 278 million tons of CO2eq annually by 2030 through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC. Among many policies, mass transit system and transit-oriented development are being developed with the expectation to reduce… Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora
Labour Productivity Growth and Convergence in Manufacturing: A Nonparametric Production Frontier Approach Taylor & Francis Online Nader AlKathiri
Electricity Sector Transitions Cost, Emission, and Macroeconomic Implications of Diesel Displacement in the Saudi Agricultural Sector: Options and Policy Insights Amro Elshurafa, Hatem Al Atawi, Fakhri Hasanov, Frank Felder The Saudi agricultural sector relies on diesel for irrigation, which is provided to farmers at a much lower price than the average global price, implying significant opportunity costs. With the aid of soft-coupled power and macro-econometric models, we assess the… Elshurafa, Amro Al Atawi, Hatem Hasanov, Fakhri Felder, Frank
Electricity Sector Transitions Keeping the Nuclear Energy Option Open Noura Mansouri, Robert J. Budnitz, H-Holger Rogner, Charles McCombie, Robert N. Schock, Adnan Shihab-Eldin Nuclear energy is already playing a crucial role in reducing emissions from electricity generation. However, if this role is not expanded, achieving the international goal of avoiding unacceptable global climate change will be extremely difficult. The evidence presented in this… Mansouri, Noura Robert J. Budnitz H-Holger Rogner Charles McCombie Robert N. Schock Adnan Shihab-Eldin
Future of Global Oil Markets Investment Challenges Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry Hamid M. Al Sadoon, Julio Arboleda The unprecedented crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the investment in the oil and gas sector, which was already suffering from low investment levels, among other reasons due to the climate change misconceptions. This report analyzes the main… Al Sadoon, Hamid M. Arboleda, Julio
Contextualizing Uncontrolled Oil Trade Flows: A Novel Categorization Science Direct Majed A. Al Suwailem, Emre Hatipoglu, Saleh Al Muhanna, Abdelrahman Muhsen
How Cost-effective are Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Reducing Tailpipe-CO2 Emissions? An Analysis of Major Electric Vehicle Markets International Association of Energy Economics Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi
PPPs in Colombia: Policy Lessons Andres Felipe Guzman Latin American countries have introduced private participation in the transport sector to decrease the economic resources spent in projects’ time line. This private participation has also increased the development of corridors in which governments have taken more presence, allowing trade,… Felipe Guzman, Andres
Electricity Sector Transitions One Year After the Texas Blackout: Lessons for Reliable and Resilient Power Systems Marie Petitet, Frank Felder, Khalid Alhadhrami In February 2021, Texas experienced an extreme cold snap causing a dramatic electricity blackout that left millions of households without electricity, resulting in over 200 fatalities and economic damages of approximately $100 billion. The Texas blackout has been used to… Marie Petitet Felder, Frank Alhadhrami, Khalid
Electricity Sector Transitions Investing in Net-Zero Emission Ambitions: Global ESG Frameworks and CCUS Projects Fatih Yılmaz, Adam Sieminski Achieving global net zero emission (NZE) goals necessitates trillions of US$ of annual investment in various mitigation technologies. While a significant portion of this investment is expected to take place in mainstream mitigation technologies (e.g., renewable energy), low carbon technologies… Yılmaz, Fatih Adam Sieminski
Climate Change Policies and Governance The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Circular Carbon Economy: Progress and Potential Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri Over the past year, all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have updated their medium-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets by submitting revised nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and… Luomi, Mari Yılmaz, Fatih Al Shehri, Thamir
Nationalization of the Private Sector Labor Force, Quotas, Matching and Public Jobs, an Illustration with Saudi Arabia Science Direct Olivier Durand-Lasserve
Electricity Sector Transitions Policy Responses to the Reliability Crisis in the Power Grid Frank Felder From China, Europe, Central Asia, India and to the United States, there is a reliability crisis in electric power grids. Why are power grids so brittle and what should policymakers do? Felder, Frank
Models, Data and Tools A Remaining Piece of the COVID-19 Puzzle: Saudi Arabia’s Remittances Account Abdulelah Darandary, Muhammad Javid, Maria Alkhamees It has been two years since the beginning of COVID-19, a one-of-a-kind crisis in recent history. The global economy was disrupted entirely in a few months and most economies faced shutdowns. While many disruptions can be explained, especially the economic… Darandary, Abdulelah Javid, Muhammad Maria Alkhamees
Future of Global Oil Markets KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) The drivers of this quarter’s global demand outlook stem from multiple factors (i.e., the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, lower trade confidence, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike, overall downward gross domestic product (GDP) revisions, continued inflation and the recent lockdowns in…
Models, Data and Tools How to Mitigate Transportation Emissions in Saudi Arabia? The Role of Energy Price Governance Sa’d Shannak, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Rubal Dua In light of Saudi Arabia’s recent energy-pricing reform strategy, this paper investigates the main drivers of fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transport sector. We employed a battery of econometric techniques to analyze the long-run relationships between income, fuel… Sa’d Shannak Mikayilov, Jeyhun Dua, Rubal
