Insights About the Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop…
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution…
January 22, 2024
KAPSARC’s research agenda addresses and engages with the interests of its stakeholders, offering informed insights into the impacts of local, regional and global energy-related issues.
This agenda covers a broad range of initiatives, from the potential impact of global freight on Saudi energy demand to emissions reduction policies that could help the Kingdom meet its commitments to the Paris Agreement.
Active initiatives 23
Total Publications 1018
Researchers 90
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution…
January 22, 2024
This data insight sheds light on the correlation between the productivity of…
February 6, 2024
The 44th International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE) conference was held in…
January 17, 2024
With over seventy countries setting net-zero commitments by or around mid-century, low-carbon…
March 25, 2024
For important domestic public policy reasons, many oil- and natural-gas-producing countries allocate…
March 17, 2024
The road transportation sector in Saudi Arabia, like that in many countries…
March 25, 2024
Decarbonization of the aviation sector has emerged as a global concern because…
March 18, 2024
Net-zero pathways have become a key climate goal that can help promote…
March 18, 2024The Kingdom has begun to diversify its economy, changing its resource use and creating new development opportunities. This initiative assesses the opportunity costs of Saudi energy resources to inform Saudi Arabia’s economic decision-making. It will also help shape a framework for evaluating public investment projects in the Kingdom.
Government support for CCS-EOR projects is often contested on the grounds that…
December 14, 2023
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by…
November 13, 2023
Index decomposition analysis (IDA) has been used to study energy use movements…
September 18, 2023This initiative aims to advance the understanding of passenger transport energy demand using a network analysis of future passenger transport activity, starting from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also investigates how changes in freight movement globally will alter the Kingdom’s energy demand.
Research has shown that when combined in a mobility-on-demand (MOD) framework, automation,…
March 28, 2024
As shipping has the advantage of being the most cost-effective mode of…
March 25, 2024
The continued demand for global seaborne trade is estimated to have accounted…
March 10, 2024This initiative analyzes energy market integration among Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the implications of China’s changing energy demand, energy policies and security strategies for Saudi Arabia. It also assesses India’s energy demand drivers, the significance of its energy policies, and security strategies for the Kingdom.
This book provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of the emerging global hydrogen economy…
April 18, 2024
The signing and subsequent ratification of the 2015 Paris Agreement, followed by…
January 22, 2024
Globally, 2.3 billion people still lack access to clean fuels and technologies…
December 14, 2023This initiative will investigate emissions-reduction policies to provide options to Saudi policymakers as they implement the Paris Agreement and prepare to negotiate the new nationally determined contributions. It will also examine development pathways that can help Saudi Arabia achieve its economic and carbon abatement goals.
As concluded by the Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement, while action…
March 31, 2024
The circular carbon economy (CCE) builds on the principles of the circular…
March 25, 2024
In this paper, an economy-wide, net-zero pathway that enables Saudi Arabia to…
March 25, 2024This initiative investigates what role oil can play in an environmentally sustainable future energy and feedstock mix. It also considers the extent to which the Kingdom needs to diversify and bolster its economy to remove its reliance on oil revenue and oil-based economic activity.
This quarter’s oil demand highlights include another muted quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) demand growth…
February 1, 2024
The agricultural sector and global food security are facing an increasing number…
January 17, 2024
On July 23, 2022, official talks occurred between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince…
January 9, 2024This initiative explores the potential of Saudi Arabia’s consumption, domestic supply, and natural gas trade in the global context. It will provide a roadmap for a functioning, competitive and globally connected natural gas market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Despite the common interests, markets, and economic policies among Gulf Cooperation Council…
November 16, 2020
The last decade saw dramatic changes in the energy sector, including the…
October 12, 2020
Between 2009 and 2019, marketed gas production by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)…
September 22, 2020This initiative explores the role of electric power in the energy transition and investigates how the transition will affect the global supply of and demand for electricity. How Saudi Arabia can mitigate the risks and capitalize on the opportunities presented by this transition are questions at the forefront of the initiative.
The GCC countries have been trading for millennia, and energy transition offers…
April 18, 2024
The objective of this study is to map the innovation network in…
March 28, 2024
This commentary provides an update on ongoing research on innovation in the…
March 10, 2024In an interconnected world, national economies and societies are vulnerable to global energy price shocks and disruptions to energy systems. This initiative will explore policies that can help identify and mitigate against such risks in the Kingdom and help it achieve macroeconomic stability.
The energy transition toward decarbonization is expected to impact producers of fossil…
May 11, 2023
KAPSARC hosted a webinar, “Resilient Cities in the Gulf Cooperation Council,” on…
September 14, 2021
Since the Great Recession of 2008, oil-exporting countries have had to adjust…
April 25, 2021This research aims to assess the opportunity costs of Saudi energy resources, to inform Saudi Arabia’s economic decision-making. It will also help shape a framework for evaluating public investment projects tailored to the Saudi economy’s specific characteristics.
The main objective of this paper is twofold. First, we attempt to…
March 31, 2024
The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) is based on Ricardian trade theory, which…
March 25, 2024
Oil prices play a pivotal role in the economies of oil-exporting countries,…
March 21, 2024This initiative focuses on the relationship between employment and sustainable economic growth in Saudi Arabia, and the determining factors that lead to business growth and job creation. It also examines the drivers of productivity in the country and how they might impact upon the Kingdom’s economic diversification.
Developing clean hydrogen industries and markets are strategically crucial for Saudi Arabia…
February 25, 2024
Rising ambitions for an energy transition are changing how energy suppliers and…
January 2, 2024
This data insight visualizes the relationships between higher interest rates, deposit trends,…
December 14, 2023
