Publications

Curbing Carbon Emissions: Is a Carbon Tax the Most Efficient Levy?

Jorge Blazquez

The ambitious environmental objectives of the Paris Agreement imply that, in order to curb carbon emissions, all cost-effective policy options should be considered. These options include carbon taxes, probably the most popular fiscal tool for curbing emissions, and various other…

Blazquez, Jorge

Economic and Environmental Benefits of Improving UAE Building Stock Energy Efficiency

Kankana Dubey, Moncef Krarti

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), buildings consume almost 90 percent of the total electricity used in the country, mostly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We undertook a study to explore available opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of the…

Dubey, Kankana

Krarti, Moncef

How do Price Caps in China’s Electricity Sector Impact the Economics of Coal, Power and Wind? Potential Gains from Reforms

Energy Journal

China imposes maximum prices by plant type and region on the electricity that generators sell to utilities. We show that these price caps create a need for subsidies and cross-subsidies, and affect the economics of wind power. We model the…

Bertrand Rioux, Philipp Galkin, Frederic Murphy, Axel Pierru

A look at the response of households to time-of-use electricity pricing in Saudi Arabia and its impact on the wider economy

Energy Strategy Reviews

Households in Saudi Arabia account for about half of domestic electricity demand. This high level of consumption is partly due to historically low prices. These prices have also been flat throughout the day. Policymakers are exploring different pricing policies to…

Walid Matar

Toward the Integration of Policymaking Models and Economic Models

Andrew Howe, Brian Efird

The traditional economic approach to policy analysis is to utilize tools and methods developed within the field of economics and study the economic impact of one or more policies solely from an economic perspective. As a consequence, the “policies” are…

Howe, Andrew

Efird, Brian

The Role of Natural Resources

Daniel Mabrey

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Mabrey, Daniel

Energy Productivity: Evaluating Large-Scale Building Energy Efficiency Programs in Oman

Kankana Dubey, Moncef Krarti

More than 75 percent of the total electricity consumed in Oman is attributed to buildings, with almost 50 percent used by households. The absence of mandatory energy efficiency regulations for buildings, coupled with population growth, has led to a significant…

Dubey, Kankana

Krarti, Moncef

Jointly reforming the prices of industrial fuels and residential electricity in Saudi Arabia

Energy Policy

The Saudi electricity sector currently buys fuel and sells electricity at prices administered by the government. In this analysis, we illustratively explore combining the reform of the fuel prices used in power plants with the implementation of alternative electricity pricing…

Walid Matar, Murad Anwer

Support for a Carbon Tax in China: A Collective Decision-Making Process Simulation Using the KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis

Imtenan Al-Mubarak, Brian Efird

China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, is taking steps to combat the effects of climate change on its environment. The path it takes to mitigate the effects of pollution will have a significant impact on the global carbon…

Al-Mubarak, Imtenan

Efird, Brian

Energy Dialogue 2016 Summary

KAPSARC’s Energy Dialogue 2016 delivered rich insights and thoughtful discussion about the rapid transitions underway in an area of national and global importance.  The 300 participants included high-level officials, leading researchers, policy strategists, and industry player, representing diverse branches of…

The Effect of Preferential Trade Agreements on Energy Trade from Chinese and Exporters’ Perspectives

Philipp Galkin, Carlo Andrea Bollino

During periods of supply abundance that lead to lower prices, commodity exporters strive to secure their market share with major importing economies. This paper seeks to cast light on what drives an exporter’s share of Chinese imports of oil, gas…

Galkin, Philipp

Bollino, Carlo Andrea

Understanding Long Term Consumer Demand For Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Rubal Dua

Consumer adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles is a crucial step in improving energy use and reducing emissions from the transportation sector. The range of options includes hybridization of powertrains all the way through to fully electric vehicles. To promote adoption, policymakers…

Dua, Rubal

Future of the Electricity System in GCC Countries

Global electricity markets are facing substantial changes from both the demand and supply side of the industry. These structural shifts are also affecting Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which need to adapt by developing new electricity models. Moving to a…

Efficient industrial energy use: The first step in transitioning Saudi Arabia’s energy mix

Energy Policy

In Saudi Arabia, industrial fuel prices are administered below international prices and firms make decisions based on low energy prices, increasing domestic energy demand. This analysis explores alternative policies designed to induce a transition to a more efficient energy system…

Walid Matar, Frederic Murphy, Axel Pierru, Bertrand Rioux, David Wogan

Assessing the cost of renewable energy policy options – A Spanish wind case study

Renewable Energy

This paper assesses the cost effectiveness of wind energy policy options by using a cost–benefit analysis approach. In comparison with other studies, the main contribution of this paper is the use of real financial and operational information of 318 wind…

Patrick Bean, Jorge Blazquez, Nora Nezamuddin

KAPSARC Quarterly: Issue 4

Joint Oil Stockpiling between Middle East Exporters and Northeast Asian Importers: A Winning Formula?

When oil owned and commercially traded by an exporting country is stored in an importing country in exchange for first drawing rights by the host country in times of emergency, that process is known as ‘joint oil stockpiling’. It can…

A Measurement Device for Estimating Local Firm Capabilities in New Oil Producing Countries: The Case of Uganda

In this paper we present an overview of KAPSARC’s local content project, its methodological approach and objective. We describe a measurement device (questionnaire) used to quantify different features of local firms surveyed in Uganda. The data collected in these questionnaires…

A Conceptual Framework for Measuring Local Firm Capabilities in New Producing Countries: The Case of Uganda

Policymakers in new resource-rich Eastern African countries are eager to promote industrialization and economic development by encouraging international oil and gas companies (IOCs) to use local suppliers. However, policymakers usually lack information on the local firms’ abilities and typically depend…

Human Geography of Energy: Combining Remote Sensing and Social Science Approaches

Human Geography of Energy describes a methodology that utilizes remote sensing and social science methods to answer research questions about energy use and energy development. To explore the potential of this approach, KAPSARC organized workshops in London and Boulder, Colorado…