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 1214
Researchers 111
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution…
January 22, 2024
Using a sample of 94 countries, we analyze the contribution of energy…
May 12, 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
In 2022, the U.S. passed the “Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)” – legislation…
May 2, 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
This study is conducted within the framework of the Saudi Vision 2030…
September 30, 2024We highlight key emerging research priorities on the climate- and industrial-policy driven…
September 1, 2024Aviation climate action is emerging as a global priority, underscored by the…
September 1, 2024
The adoption of more stringent fuel economy standards represents a pivotal pathway…
July 1, 2024
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strives to achieve its climate goals…
September 30, 2024
As governments and organisations across the Middle East work towards achieving their…
August 11, 2024
As part of the global climate agenda, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
June 27, 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.
Mathematical models provide quantitative analyses that can inform policy decisions. We argue…
September 30, 2024
The price-gap method is popularly applied to estimate energy subsidies, and it…
September 10, 2024
The selection of welfare-enhancing projects necessitates the determination of the present value…
June 5, 2024This 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.
The transportation sector is crucial for India’s economic and social development but…
September 30, 2024
In this paper, we investigate the proportion of U.S. plug-in electric vehicle…
September 3, 2024
Ride-hailing has expanded substantially around the globe over the last decade and…
July 15, 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.
Natural gas has gained significant importance in the Middle East and North…
September 30, 2024
Energy is the vehicle that has enabled humanity to flourish. Since the…
August 25, 2024
As the world experiences the energy transition, traditional oil and gas producers…
August 14, 2024This 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.
This KAPSARC Discussion Paper examines six major Southeast Asian economies’ progress and…
September 12, 2024
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is an emerging center…
September 12, 2024The rebound effect refers to the phenomenon where energy efficiency improvements lead…
September 1, 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 highlights include stagnating quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) oil demand, with a trivial…
October 15, 2024
The workshop participants voiced a number of diverse views about the prospects…
August 28, 2024
From the global pandemic to the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
May 23, 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.
This paper investigates the economics of deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS)…
August 25, 2024In 2023, global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity increased by a record 407…
July 16, 2024
Probabilistic cost-benefit analyses of the reliability, resiliency, and adaptability of electric power…
July 7, 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.
Bayesian vector autoregressions have been used by central banks to prepare short-term…
May 23, 2024
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, 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.
Having people as a main focal point of all policies and activities…
September 9, 2024
There is a consensus in the literature regarding the significant role of…
June 24, 2024
Using an econometric model, we generate scenario projections of CO2 emissions under…
June 12, 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.
Saudi Arabia has made great strides recently in increasing female labor force…
September 1, 2024
This paper offers the first estimate of employment in Saudi Arabia that…
August 11, 2024
Abstract Saudi Arabia has set the ambitious goal to reach net zero…
July 25, 2024
