Publications

Revitalizing Relationships for the Clean Energy Souk

Jitendra Roychoudhury, Ahmed Al-Balawi, Amro Elshurafa, Marie Petitet

The GCC countries have been trading for millennia, and energy transition offers new opportunities to revitalize existing trade relationships and form new partnerships driving growth through innovation. Read More Here

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Ahmed Al-Balawi

Elshurafa, Amro

Marie Petitet

The Clean Hydrogen Economy and Saudi Arabia

Rami Shabaneh, Jitendra Roychoudhury

This book provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of the emerging global hydrogen economy from the vantage point of one of the world’s biggest energy providers: Saudi Arabia. In 2021, and within the context of the Circular Carbon Economy framework, Saudi Arabia…

Shabaneh, Rami

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Climate Change and Transboundary Challenges in Middle East and Africa (MEA)

Emre Hatipoglu, Jitendra Roychoudhury

The world’s largest climate summit, the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), between 30 November and 12 December 2023, is a landmark moment in our planet’s…

Hatipoglu, Emre

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Smart Cities from an Indian Perspective: Evolving Ambitions

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Jitendra Roychoudhury

Indian urban infrastructure is in the middle of a massive build-up. For several decades, Indian cities were caught between the demands of an exploding population and the need to provide infrastructure in terms of health, education, transport, and services to…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

India Middle East Europe Economic Corridor: Bridging Economic and Digital Aspirations

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Jitendra Roychoudhury

The announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) during the 2023 Group of 20 (G20) Summit in New Delhi marks a significant development for the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) initiative. The PGII formation was announced in…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Enabling the Progress of the Circular Carbon Economy: India’s Approach to CCUS

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Puneet Kamboj, Jitendra Roychoudhury

The circular carbon economy (CCE) concept is an extension of the idea of a circular economy, focusing on energy and carbon flows while implicitly retaining the circular economy’s material, energy, water, and economic flows. The goal of the CCE framework…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Puneet Kamboj

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Governing a Future Hydrogen-based Society

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Yagyavalk Bhatt, Puneet Kamboj, Jitendra Roychoudhury

Reframing the Net-Zero Debate from Obligation to Opportunity: The Promise of the Circular Carbon Economy

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Emre Hatipoglu, Jitendra Roychoudhury

Chapter 2: Geopolitics and energy security issues in India

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This book chapter assesses the issues related to the Indian energy sector through a geopolitical and energy security lens, focusing on the energy access and economic drivers that have helped shape these lenses historically and their impact on the future.…

Jitendra Roychoudhury

Reframing of Global Strategies and Regional Cooperation Pathways for an Inclusive Net-Zero Strategy in the Energy Transition Framework

Dongmei Chen, Julio Arboleda, Jitendra Roychoudhury, Majed A. Al Suwailem

Enhancing Environmental, Social and Governance Frameworks To Scale Up Climate Finance

Fatih Yılmaz, Jitendra Roychoudhury, Emre Hatipoglu

Pragmatic Policy Support to Enable a Sustainable Energy Transition in Marine Fuels and Related Infrastructure

T20

Emre Hatipoglu, Jitendra Roychoudhury, Saumitra Saxena, Anurag Pal Sehgal, Nourah Al Hosain, Puneet Kamboj

Enabling Pragmatic Policies: Leveraging ESG Frameworks Towards a Just Transition

T20

Jitendra Roychoudhury, Emre Hatipoglu, Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten, Puneet Kamboj

Availing Existing Frameworks to Enable a Clean and Sustainable Transition in the Transport Sector

T20

Jitendra Roychoudhury, Puneet Kamboj, Saumitra Saxena, Anurag Pal Sehgal

World’s First Blue Ammonia Shipment Signals Prospective New Low-Carbon Energy Trade for Saudi Arabia

Rami Shabaneh, Majed A. Al Suwailem, Jitendra Roychoudhury

On September 27, 2020, Saudi Aramco successfully exported the world’s first shipment of carbon-neutral ammonia to Japan, helping to fuel the nascent Japanese hydrogen economy. This pilot shipment of 40 tonnes is an important realization of the hydrogen economy for…

Shabaneh, Rami

Al Suwailem, Majed A.

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Leveraging Private Philanthropy Towards Achieving the SDGs

T20

There is a significant funding gap hindering the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries. Philanthropic organizations, therefore, have a unique opportunity to help meet these targets by providing the much-needed additional capital and expertise. However, according…

David Dingus, Dinah Bennett, Alejandra Cardini, Natasha Ridge, Iván Matovich, Jitendra Roychoudhury

Leveraging Digital Technology to Bridge the Global Knowledge Divide: the Promise of MOOCs Revisited

T20

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) can be critical in bridging the global knowledge divide. However, the promise of MOOCs has remained largely unfulfilled, mainly because of the global digital divide. The closure of schools following the COVID-19 pandemic has reignited…

Jitendra Roychoudhury, Abdul Ghaffar Mughal, Sadiq M. Sait, Rym Ayadi

Saudi Arabian Cement Companies: Upgrading Through Leveraging Overcapacity

Jitendra Roychoudhury

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s annual cement production capacity of 72.4 million tonnes is the highest of any Gulf country. From 2001-2005, Saudi cement production grew at a compound annual growth rate of almost 8%. However, its annual production in…

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

India’s Automotive Fuel Policies: Evolution and Challenges

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Jitendra Roychoudhury

India, like many other countries, is seeking to diversify its automotive fuel mix away from conventional petroleum fuels to alternate, cleaner fuels. The primary reasons for its diversification are energy security and public health due to harmful emissions from automotive…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

The Use of Blockchain Technology in Saudi Logistics

Jitendra Roychoudhury, Pavithra Kumar Shetty

On September 21, 2019, Saudi Customs, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, the Saudi Ports Authority, and the logistics firm, A.P. Moller – Maersk, jointly announced the successful completion of a blockchain pilot project tracking a shipping container from…

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Shetty, Pavithra Kumar