Navigating Global Sustainability Reporting and Taxonomies: Insights for Saudi Arabia

Senior Fellow- Oil & Gas Claudia Belahmidi is a Senior Fellow in the Oil and Gas program, with a focus on the impact of ESG…

Claudia Belahmidi is a Senior Fellow in the Oil and Gas program, with a focus on the impact of ESG topics and Climate Finance on the hydrocarbon industry. Claudia has more than 13 years of research and industry experience analyzing energy markets, policies, and companies. Before joining KAPSARC, Claudia worked at S&P Global as an Equity and Strategy Analyst in the Commodity Insights Team, providing flagship and bespoke insights and analysis on a number of integrated oil companies as well as European independent producers. Previously, Claudia spent three years as an energy research analyst (Northern Europe and North America) with IHS. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in International Affairs from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.

Expertise

• Oil & Gas ESG
• Capital Costs
• Sustainable Finance

Senior Fellow-Climate & Sustainability Dr. Yilmaz currently works as a senior fellow I in the Climate and Sustainability program. His current research agenda aims…

Dr. Yilmaz currently works as a senior fellow I in the Climate and Sustainability program. His current research agenda aims to enhance our understanding of the financial and economic consequences of the sustainable energy transition and to design effective policies to balance risk and growth prospects.

Prior to joining KAPSARC, Dr. Yilmaz worked as an economist at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, where he was actively involved in the research and the design of policies for the private and banking sectors. He also worked as a consultant for the World Bank and spent a year as an assistant professor of economics at ADA University.

He has authored various academic and policy articles and attended academic conferences and workshops. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Calgary.

Expertise

• Sustainable Finance and Investment
• Applied Banking and Finance
• Corporate Taxation
• Public Economics
• Applied Micro-Econometrics