Climate Change Policies and Governance Using Satellite Technology to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Saudi Arabia Anwar Gasim, Walid Matar, Abdelrahman Muhsen Measuring and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are crucial to address climate change and fulfill Paris Agreement objectives. This paper explores the potential of satellite technology in measuring and tracking CH4, CO2, and N2O emissions in Saudi Arabia, collaborating with… Gasim, Anwar Matar, Walid Muhsen, Abdelrahman
Productivity and Economic Diversification Methane Emissions Baseline Forecasts for Saudi Arabia Using the Structural Time Series Model and Autometrics Anwar Gasim, Lester C. Hunt, Jeyhun Mikayilov Reducing methane (CH4) emissions is key to near-term efforts to limit global warming. CH4 is the second most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) in the atmosphere after carbon dioxide (CO2). The production, transport, and consumption of fossil fuels, in addition… Gasim, Anwar Hunt, Lester C. Mikayilov, Jeyhun
Productivity and Economic Diversification Aggregate Real Energy Price Index Abdulelah Darandary, Anwar Gasim Our aggregate real energy index is constructed in two steps. First, sectoral energy prices are obtained from Hasanov et al (2020). Second, the index is constructed by calculating a weighted average of these sectoral energy prices, in which the weight… Darandary, Abdulelah Gasim, Anwar
Models, Data and Tools Projecting Saudi Arabia’s CO2 Dynamic Baselines to 2060: A Multivariate Approach Abdulelah Darandary, Anwar Gasim, Lester C. Hunt, Jeyhun Mikayilov As a party to the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the global average temperature rise to below 2 degrees and keep it as close as possible to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Saudi Arabia has submitted its nationally determined contribution (NDC).… Darandary, Abdulelah Gasim, Anwar Hunt, Lester C. Mikayilov, Jeyhun
Productivity and Economic Diversification Methane Emissions Baseline Forecasts for Saudi Arabia Using the Structural Time Series Model and Autometrics Anwar Gasim, Lester C. Hunt, Jeyhun Mikayilov Reducing methane (CH4) emissions is key to near-term efforts to limit global warming. CH4 is the second most abundant anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) in the atmosphere after carbon dioxide (CO2). The production, transport, and consumption of fossil fuels, in addition… Gasim, Anwar Hunt, Lester C. Mikayilov, Jeyhun
Productivity and Economic Diversification Baseline Forecasts of Carbon Dioxide Emissions for Saudi Arabia Using the Structural Time Series Model and Autometrics Anwar Gasim, Lester C. Hunt, Jeyhun Mikayilov As a party to the Paris Agreement, Saudi Arabia submitted a baseline emissions reduction target as part of its nationally determined contribution. The baseline target rests on the development of a baseline emissions scenario. This is a counterfactual scenario that… Gasim, Anwar Hunt, Lester C. Mikayilov, Jeyhun
Productivity and Economic Diversification The Rebound Effect in Residential Energy Demand: The Case of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Aldubyan, Fateh Belaïd, Anwar Gasim A Bird’s-Eye View of the Rebound Effect Although the rebound effect phenomenon has sparked heightened policy and academic debate in recent years, the topic is not new. The concept of rebound – and its extreme form, “backfire”, where energy efficiency… Aldubyan, Mohammad Belaïd, Fateh Gasim, Anwar
Modeling final energy demand and the impacts of energy price reform in Saudi Arabia Science Direct Anwar Gasim
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… Al Shehri, Thamir Braun, Jan Frederik Gasim, Anwar Luomi, Mari
Regional Energy Markets What Happened to Oil Product Demand in Saudi Arabia During the First Two Quarters of 2020? Anwar Gasim In this commentary, we examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various lockdown measures on domestic oil product demand in Saudi Arabia during the first and second quarters of 2020. We explore the pandemic’s effects on six key… Gasim, Anwar
Productivity and Economic Diversification Real Gross Domestic Income for Saudi Arabia: A Measure of National Income Anwar Gasim, Walid Matar “A country’s national income is defined as the total market value of its output. The most used measure for national income is gross domestic product (GDP). One way to estimate GDP for a country is to sum its government consumption,… Gasim, Anwar Matar, Walid
Energy Price Reform in Saudi Arabia: Modeling the Economic and Environmental Impacts and Understanding the Demand Response Science Direct Saudi Arabia has regulated domestic energy prices for decades, setting them below international market levels. Energy subsidies in Saudi Arabia are generally implicit because they lead to foregone revenues for the government. Low energy prices also encourage rapid energy demand… Mohammad Aldubyan, Anwar Gasim
Productivity and Economic Diversification What Happened to Residential Electricity Consumption in Saudi Arabia Between 2015 and 2018? Mohammad Aldubyan, Anwar Gasim Between 2007 and 2018, residential electricity consumption in Saudi Arabia increased by 45%, from around 89 terawatthours (TWh) to 130 TWh (SAMA 2019). Population and gross domestic product (GDP) are two key factors that influence residential electricity consumption. Aldubyan, Mohammad Gasim, Anwar
Productivity and Economic Diversification Energy Price Reform in Saudi Arabia: Modeling the Economic and Environmental Impact and Understanding the Demand Response Mohammad Aldubyan, Anwar Gasim The government of Saudi Arabia, like many around the world, has long set domestic energy prices far below international market levels. This helps keep prices stable and energy affordable, providing important support to lower-income households. Aldubyan, Mohammad Gasim, Anwar
Why Did Domestic Gasoline Prices Fall in Saudi Arabia? Anwar Gasim, Mohammad Aldubyan What is behind the dramatic fall in gasoline prices? On May 11, 2020, Saudi Arabia slashed its domestic gasoline prices. The price of 91-octane gasoline fell from 1.31 to 0.67 Saudi Arabian riyals (SAR) per liter, while the price of… Gasim, Anwar Aldubyan, Mohammad
Productivity and Economic Diversification Industrial Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia Anwar Gasim In 2017, Saudi Arabia’s total final energy consumption was 140.7 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe). Total final energy consumption is defined as energy used by final consumers (or end users). It includes electricity use in residential buildings, gasoline use… Gasim, Anwar
Modelling industrial energy demand in Saudi Arabia Portsmouth Between 1986 and 2016, industrial energy consumption in Saudi Arabia increased by tenfold, making it one of the largest end-use sectors in the Kingdom. Despite its importance, there appear to be no published econometric studies on aggregate industrial energy demand… Anwar Gasim, Shahad Alarenan, Lester C. Hunt
Productivity and Economic Diversification Modeling Industrial Energy Demand in Saudi Arabia and Understanding Its Drivers Shahad Alarenan, Anwar Gasim, Lester C. Hunt In 2016 Saudi Arabia’s industrial (or manufacturing) sector accounted for 30.3% of total final energy consumption (IEA 2018a). When non-energy use (mainly feedstock for the petrochemical subsector) is included, the industrial sector᾽s share of total final energy consumption rises to… Alarenan, Shahad Gasim, Anwar Hunt, Lester C.
Gasoline Price Reform in Saudi Arabia Anwar Gasim, Mohammad Aldubyan Saudi Arabia has been adjusting gasoline prices on a quarterly basis since the start of 2019, with the most recent adjustment occurring on July 14, 2019. These adjustments depend on changes in international oil prices, and are smaller than the… Gasim, Anwar Aldubyan, Mohammad
