Belaïd, Fateh

15 March 2026

Over the past decade, governments have introduced increasingly stringent climate policies to curb emissions in line with Paris Agreement targets. However, broad carbon-pricing schemes, although effective at reducing emissions, can potentially impose disproportionate burdens on underse...

05 March 2026

and ..._2.5 (vs. 15% for each under uniform incentives). Enhancing first- and last-mile metro access cuts annual CO₂ emissions by just over 1 million tonnes and travel times by about 20%, while reducing NO_x by 16.5% (≈4,451 kg) and PM_2.5 by 16.6% (≈451 kg) per weekday across the network.

15 December 2025

Saudi Arabia’s cement sector is large, regionally concentrated, and pivotal to Vision 2030 delivery, but it is also highly carbon intensive. In this study, we estimate sectoral emissions and capture potential using a facility-level screening approach linked to prospective storage and ...

02 October 2025

Access to clean cooking fuels is essential for improving health, equity, and environmental sustainability globally. Despite ongoing policy efforts, a large number of households, particularly in developing countries, continue to rely on polluting cooking fuels, which contributes to adv...

28 August 2025

Despite global efforts to expand energy access, substantial disparities persist, with basic residential energy services remaining unavailable to large populations, particularly those contributing minimally to emissions yet experiencing heightened climate vulnerability. Using harmonize...

27 July 2025

This study explores the intricate relationship between rising temperatures and energy demand in Saudi Arabia. By employing advanced econometric modeling, it quantifies the impact of temperature changes on consumption patterns across electricity and non-electricity sectors. Simulating ...

30 June 2025

Energy efficiency is central to achieving global decarbonization objectives. The COP28 agreement calls for doubling the average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements from 2% to 4% annually by 2030. In this paper, we discuss the feasibility of the COP28 target by analyzing hist...

27 May 2025

This study combines an econometric analysis and a Monte Carlo simulation to explore the drivers of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission reductions in the Saudi building sector, with a particular focus on energy efficiency. Historical data from 1990 to 2022 are used to estimate the effects o...

13 March 2025

Access to clean cooking fuels is vital for public health, environmental sustainability, and socio-economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the key barriers to adopting clean cooking fuels in Ghana and Kenya, asking. Despite progress in urban areas toward liquef...

12 January 2025

This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted by KAPSARC, focusing on the role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology within the framework of Circular Carbon Economy (CCE). The survey, part of the CCE Roadmaps project, aimed to gather insights from diverse stakeholde...

01 September 2024

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 ex...

24 June 2024

There is a consensus in the literature regarding the significant role of behavioral change in reducing the level of residential energy consumption. However, there is an ongoing debate concerning the most effective mechanisms and instruments with which to promote energy-efficient acti...

25 March 2024

In this paper, an economy-wide, net-zero pathway that enables Saudi Arabia to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 is investigated, with a specific focus on the critical role played by the building sector. An exploration is undertaken of the significance of energy effici...

13 November 2023

This article examines the complex issue of energy poverty and its various dimensions, including energy access and affordability. It explores the challenges of addressing energy poverty and the trade-offs that may exist between energy poverty and climate change policy.

09 October 2023

his study aims to assess the alignment of global sustainable financial flows with transition investment priorities. First, we identify investment gaps based on the difference between the required annual investment to meet global net-zero emissions (NZE) targets and current inve... 

12 January 2025

This edited volume discusses the concept of resilient cities within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Written by an international panel of scholars and experts, the book presents theoretical approaches, identifies risk factors, and suggests policie...   Read Full Book Here

21 April 2024

This edited volume discusses the socioeconomic, environmental, and policy implications of smart cities. Written by international experts in energy economics and policy, the chapters present wide range of high quality theoretical and empirical studies at th... This is an open access book

08 February 2024

This chapter focuses on the evolution of smart cities in developing countries. It starts by mapping the definitions and evolutions of smart cities concepts. Then it outlines the progress and current practices that emerging economies, in general, have achieved...   Read Book Chapter

08 February 2024

With energy powering the most attractive aspects of urban environments in modern society, from health, transportation, and comfort to information, business, and leisure, energy cities are perfectly positioned to design the smart city of the future by leveragi...   Read Book Chapter

22 April 2021

Many pieces of evidence showing that investments in energy transition can boost GDP and create jobs. Further, national and regional energy transitions can help build resilient economies and societies. Therefore, linking short-term actions to medium-...   Read Full Book Chapter Here

01 January 2021

This chapter looks at different models and approaches concerning the energy consumption of households and buildings. The modelling of building energy consumption falls completely within this context. The field of building energy consumption modelling is th... Read Full Book Chapter Here

21 October 2020

Climate change is a global issue. According to an IPCC special report (IPCC, Global warming of 1.5 °C. An IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways,... Read Full Book Chapter Here  

01 January 2019

Fuel poverty is a complex and multi-scale issue, which relating the household-level to the country-level and the demand-side to the supply-side. The fuel poverty situation is shaped by various factors, including household social and economic conditi... Read Full Book Chapter Here  

16 February 2026

This report outlines a practical path to examine and inform how to curb building-sector emissions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) by pairing efficiency ambitions with policies and market arrangements that are effective under GCC climate conditions. It bridges diagnosis and deliv...

12 November 2024

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, encompassing Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, is distinguished by rapid urbanization, robust economic growth, and substantial energy consumption. The built environment has expanded significantly to ac...

14 December 2023

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 without access t...

22 May 2025

Hydrogen technologies offer a promising pathway for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing climate objectives globally. Integrating hydrogen into the Circular Carbon Economy framework is a strategic priority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to address climate and economi...

27 May 2024

The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) recognizes that buildings account for a significant share of U.S. energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. To address this issue, the IRA includes a range of policies and programs to make energy efficiency and conservation measures more ...

12 May 2024

The increasing demand for energy in our modern world has led to a critical need to conserve energy resources. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) predicts that under the 1.5°C scenario, electricity will be the primary energy carrier in the future, with a threefold incre...

05 May 2024

This commentary presents the findings of the annual Energy Statistics Survey by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), an ongoing initiative since 2017 that is now in its fifth iteration, which covers 2022. The survey encompasses hundreds of responses from 45,420 households a...

04 June 2023

In this commentary, we provide a discussion of the factors that have led to the ongoing spike in natural gas prices. We then discuss the potential short- and long-term implications for the global energy transition and for users of natural gas, both residential and industrial. The ana...

08 May 2023

Although the rebound effect phenomenon h...^th-century economist Stanley Jevons (Jevons, 1865). Jevons, in his book The Coal Question (1865), postulated that energy consumption would increase with increasing industrial efficiency as individuals produce and consume more goods.  

08 February 2022

This commentary discusses a crucial topic that has emerged in the policy and economic literature in recent years: the potential role of energy efficiency in the current energy transition. It provides a straightforward analysis of the prominent role that residential energy efficiency ...

12 November 2025

Urban mobility-related emissions are an increasing concern in rapidly expanding cities, highlighting the need for robust methods to assess and mitigate their environmental impact. This study develops a multi-agent model to estimate emissions in Riyadh city, which serves as the primary...

06 May 2024

one of the largest consumers of energy resources, the building sector plays a key role in the evolution of the global energy landscape. Buildings account for approximately one-third of the world’s final energy consumption. This methodology paper aims to provide a projection of oil de...

17 January 2024

he agricultural sector and global food security are facing an increasing number of risks due to climate change, the increasing population size, rising energy and agricultural demands, competing demands for land for biofuel production, and the degradation of soil quality. Between 2001...

09 January 2024

17 January 2023

The cost of electric power in Europe is soaring. After a steady rise in 2021, prices spiked in the first half of 2022 following the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Day-ahead wholesale electricity prices increased more than threefold on average in 2021 compared to 2020, reachi...  

01 March 2022

Carbon prices soared above €60/tonne for the first time on August 30, 2021, with the expectation of tightened environmental legislation. These prices made a new record on the European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS), the European Union’s carbon market. The stress...    

23 November 2021

Since the beginning of summer 2021, European wholesale electricity prices have been soaring to historic highs. The average day-ahead price of electricity for central European countries more than doubled between June and September, reaching 170 euros per megawatthour (e/MWh) on...  

24 January 2022

As the Northern Hemisphere has moved into winter, the current worldwide surge in energy prices has raised fears of an energy crisis with serious implications. The focus of this brief Instant Insight is twofold. First, we provide a brief overview of the current energy market. W...  

15 December 2021

With the recovery of the world economy following the easing of restrictions designed to contain COVID-19, energy demand has surged even as natural gas stocks were dangerously low. This triggered one of the first significant energy shocks of the green era and exposed the fragilities o...

28 September 2021

emissions accelerate global warming but rather to assess the consequences of human activities and identify solutions to this phenomenon before irreversibly disrupting all of our planet’s ecosystems. In this context, international climate actio...et al., 2011; European Commission, 2014).

21 September 2021

This study develops a straightforward statistical approach to explore the COVID-19 pandemic impact on inequalities. The setting of the study is the economic and social inequalities in France, as an illustration of a particular European country that has been severely affected by the c...

20 September 2021

Environmental sustainability is the primary task of environmental entrepreneurship by critically handling increased institutional, customer, and environmental pressures. Green entrepreneurship orientation (GEO) seeks to harmonize their relationships with the external environment to f...

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12 May 2021

Learning and knowledge creation are acknowledged as crucial drivers associated with entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and innovation capability (IC). Absorptive capacity (AC) harmonizes internal innovation-building activities with external opportunities, while organizati...    

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30 April 2025

A curated collection of research papers looks at the challenges, benefits, and future directions of residential buildings’ energy efficiency.

09 April 2025

Stricter climate policies are exacerbating energy poverty in developed countries. How will transitioning impact the world’s poorest nations?

12 March 2025

To encourage more green investments, policy-makers need to prepare for the inevitability of global crises disrupting renewables supply.

26 February 2025

Targeting behaviors could encourage the Saudia Arabian public to save electricity and reduce domestic energy demands.

19 February 2025

Investment in sustainable technologies required to meet Paris Agreement goals still falls short, especially in developing countries. How do we close the gaps?

12 February 2025

Economists untangle the impact of rising household bills to guide government policy.

12 February 2025

Wider adoption of energy-efficient technologies could reduce carbon emissions. These should stimulate innovation and reduce cost, creating a more sustainable energy market.

29 November 2024

A novel analysis shows that enhancing energy efficiency could potentially reduce the Kingdom’s carbon emissions by 20%.

28 November 2024

A comprehensive modelling study offers insights into the future energy needs of the world’s built environment.

28 November 2024

A new study into household energy-saving solutions provides valuable insights and implications for policymakers aiming to promote investment in energy efficiency.

28 November 2024

Enhanced collaboration across sectors can expand access to liquid petroleum gas, paving the way for clean cooking targets by 2030.

28 November 2024

A comprehensive modelling study offers insights into the future energy needs of the world’s built environment.

27 November 2024

A lab-based study of individuals’ attitudes toward energy efficiency strategies for buildings provides a blueprint for real-world initiatives.