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      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2024 – Results

      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2024 – Results

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Hind Aldhuwaihi

      The 2024 CCE Index provides a multidimensional overview of the current state of net-zero transitions worldwide, covering 125 countries from all world regions. It is based on the holistic, technology-neutral and flexible concept of the circular carbon economy (CCE), where…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Hind Aldhuwaihi Aldhuwaihi, Hind
      14 November 2024
      Saudi Arabia and the Circular Carbon Economy: From Vision to Implementation

      Saudi Arabia and the Circular Carbon Economy: From Vision to Implementation

      Mari Luomi, Hind Aldhuwaihi

      This case study shows how the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) Index can be used to analyze a country’s CCE performance and enablers in a holistic manner and in a comparative context, relative to other countries. Saudi Arabia is an extremely…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Hind Aldhuwaihi Aldhuwaihi, Hind
      06 October 2024
      Southeast Asia and the Circular Carbon Economy: A Rapidly Developing Region
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Southeast Asia and the Circular Carbon Economy: A Rapidly Developing Region

      David Wogan, Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz

      This KAPSARC Discussion Paper examines six major Southeast Asian economies’ progress and potential on the road to net-zero emissions, or carbon circularity. It does so by using the technology-neutral approach of the circular carbon economy (CCE) and the CCE Index,…

      David Wogan Wogan, David
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      12 September 2024
      Middle East and North Africa and the Circular Carbon Economy: Seizing the Potential for Action
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Middle East and North Africa and the Circular Carbon Economy: Seizing the Potential for Action

      Laura El-Katiri, Fatih Yılmaz, Mari Luomi

      The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is an emerging center of energy demand. Economic and population growth, increasing industrialization as well as rising living standards are all expected to contribute to a continued increase in the region’s energy…

      Laura El-Katiri Laura El-Katiri
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      12 September 2024
      Toward Just Transitions in the MENA Region: Insights from the 2022 Circular Carbon Economy Index
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Toward Just Transitions in the MENA Region: Insights from the 2022 Circular Carbon Economy Index

      Fatih Yılmaz, Mari Luomi, Laura El-Katiri

      In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that any major effort to reduce emissions will require a whole-of-society approach that brings along people equally within and across countries. As a sign of this notion entering the “mainstream” of global…

      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Laura El-Katiri Laura El-Katiri
      23 May 2024
      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2023: Results
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2023: Results

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri

      The Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) Index provides a comparative overview of where countries stand on the road to net-zero and how well equipped they are to get there. The CCE Index compiles quantitative data points from 38 robust sources into…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      31 March 2024
      Paris Agreement Article 6 and Geological CO2 Storage: The State of Affairs After COP 28
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Paris Agreement Article 6 and Geological CO2 Storage: The State of Affairs After COP 28

      Wolfgang Heidug, Mari Luomi

      This KAPSARC commentary focuses on the role of CCS within the market mechanisms defined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It discusses how related technologies fit under Article 6 and examines the current progress in implementing this article. The…

      Wolfgang Heidug Heidug, Wolfgang
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      17 March 2024
      Closing the Investment Gap to Achieve Paris Agreement Goals
      Regional Energy Markets

      Closing the Investment Gap to Achieve Paris Agreement Goals

      Fatih Yılmaz, Fahad A. Alswaina, Fateh Belaïd, Mohamad Hejazi, Mari Luomi, Salaheddine Soummane

      This 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 investment…

      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Fahad A. Alswaina Alswaina, Fahad A.
      Fateh Belaïd Belaïd, Fateh
      Mohamad Hejazi Hejazi, Mohamad
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Salaheddine Soummane Soummane, Salaheddine
      09 October 2023
      Lessons from Gulf Cooperation Council Countries’ Participation in the Clean Development Mechanism
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      Lessons from Gulf Cooperation Council Countries’ Participation in the Clean Development Mechanism

      Mari Luomi, Thomas Bosse, Zlata Sergeeva

      Carrbon markets have rapidly risen on government and corporate agendas in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as the region gears up to implement the Paris Agreement and pursue ambitious net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets. Governments have expressed interest…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Thomas Bosse Thomas Bosse
      Zlata Sergeeva Sergeeva, Zlata
      06 June 2023
      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 – Results
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 – Results

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri

      The circular carbon economy (CCE) concept provides a holistic, flexible and pragmatic framework for countries to plan their energy and economic transitions to lower carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emission levels and, ultimately, net-zero emissions. The CCE Index measures countries’…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      5 March 2023
      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 – Results
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 – Results

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri

      The circular carbon economy (CCE) concept provides a holistic, flexible and pragmatic framework for countries to plan their energy and economic transitions to lower carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emission levels and, ultimately, net-zero emissions. The CCE Index measures countries’…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      10 November 2022
      The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Circular Carbon Economy: Progress and Potential
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Circular Carbon Economy: Progress and Potential

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri

      Over the past year, all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have updated their medium-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets by submitting revised nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      14 June 2022
      Balancing China’s Energy Security and Its Transition to Carbon Neutrality
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      Balancing China’s Energy Security and Its Transition to Carbon Neutrality

      Dongmei Chen, Mari Luomi

      At the United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s seventy-fifth session held on September 20, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that China would reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. This is seen as a significant…

      Dongmei Chen Chen, Dongmei
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      10 April 2022
      COP 26 Outcomes and Opportunities for Saudi Arabia and Other Arab Countries
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      COP 26 Outcomes and Opportunities for Saudi Arabia and Other Arab Countries

      Mari Luomi

      The 2021 Glasgow Climate Change Conference, also known as COP 26, took place at a difficult juncture. Countries are still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences. The concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere continue to…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      13 February 2022
      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2021 – Results
      Climate Change Policies and Governance

      The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2021 – Results

      Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri

      There is an urgent need to align global carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions with climate-safe trajectories. A broad range of technologies and approaches are needed to achieve this cost-effectively and equitably. The circular carbon economy (CCE) concept provides…

      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      Fatih Yılmaz Yılmaz, Fatih
      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      29 December 2021
      What Drove Saudi Arabia’s 2020 Fall in CO2 Emissions?
      Productivity and Economic Diversification

      What Drove Saudi Arabia’s 2020 Fall in CO2 Emissions?

      Thamir Al Shehri, Jan Frederik Braun, Anwar Gasim, Mari Luomi

      In June 2021, the energy data provider Enerdata released its initial estimates for Saudi Arabia’s 2020 carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The data indicate that the Kingdom’s CO2 emissions from fuel combustion decreased by 3.3%, from 508.3 million tonnes of CO2…

      Thamir Al Shehri Al Shehri, Thamir
      Jan Frederik Braun Braun, Jan Frederik
      Anwar Gasim Gasim, Anwar
      Mari Luomi Luomi, Mari
      29 December 2021