Electricity Sector Transitions Cost, Emission, and Macroeconomic Implications of Diesel Displacement in the Saudi Agricultural Sector: Options and Policy Insights Amro Elshurafa, Hatem Al Atawi, Fakhri Hasanov, Frank Felder The Saudi agricultural sector relies on diesel for irrigation, which is provided to farmers at a much lower price than the average global price, implying significant opportunity costs. With the aid of soft-coupled power and macro-econometric models, we assess the… Elshurafa, Amro Al Atawi, Hatem Hasanov, Fakhri Felder, Frank
Electricity Sector Transitions Keeping the Nuclear Energy Option Open Noura Mansouri, Robert J. Budnitz, H-Holger Rogner, Charles McCombie, Robert N. Schock, Adnan Shihab-Eldin Nuclear energy is already playing a crucial role in reducing emissions from electricity generation. However, if this role is not expanded, achieving the international goal of avoiding unacceptable global climate change will be extremely difficult. The evidence presented in this… Mansouri, Noura Robert J. Budnitz H-Holger Rogner Charles McCombie Robert N. Schock Adnan Shihab-Eldin
Future of Global Oil Markets Investment Challenges Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry Hamid M. Al Sadoon, Julio Arboleda The unprecedented crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the investment in the oil and gas sector, which was already suffering from low investment levels, among other reasons due to the climate change misconceptions. This report analyzes the main… Al Sadoon, Hamid M. Arboleda, Julio
Contextualizing Uncontrolled Oil Trade Flows: A Novel Categorization Science Direct Majed A. Al Suwailem, Emre Hatipoglu, Saleh Al Muhanna, Abdelrahman Muhsen
How Cost-effective are Electric Vehicle Subsidies in Reducing Tailpipe-CO2 Emissions? An Analysis of Major Electric Vehicle Markets International Association of Energy Economics Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua, Omar Al Harbi
PPPs in Colombia: Policy Lessons Andres Felipe Guzman Latin American countries have introduced private participation in the transport sector to decrease the economic resources spent in projects’ time line. This private participation has also increased the development of corridors in which governments have taken more presence, allowing trade,… Felipe Guzman, Andres
Electricity Sector Transitions One Year After the Texas Blackout: Lessons for Reliable and Resilient Power Systems Marie Petitet, Frank Felder, Khalid Alhadhrami In February 2021, Texas experienced an extreme cold snap causing a dramatic electricity blackout that left millions of households without electricity, resulting in over 200 fatalities and economic damages of approximately $100 billion. The Texas blackout has been used to… Marie Petitet Felder, Frank Alhadhrami, Khalid
Electricity Sector Transitions Investing in Net-Zero Emission Ambitions: Global ESG Frameworks and CCUS Projects Fatih Yılmaz, Adam Sieminski Achieving global net zero emission (NZE) goals necessitates trillions of US$ of annual investment in various mitigation technologies. While a significant portion of this investment is expected to take place in mainstream mitigation technologies (e.g., renewable energy), low carbon technologies… Yılmaz, Fatih Adam Sieminski
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… Luomi, Mari Yılmaz, Fatih Al Shehri, Thamir
Nationalization of the Private Sector Labor Force, Quotas, Matching and Public Jobs, an Illustration with Saudi Arabia Science Direct Olivier Durand-Lasserve
Electricity Sector Transitions Policy Responses to the Reliability Crisis in the Power Grid Frank Felder From China, Europe, Central Asia, India and to the United States, there is a reliability crisis in electric power grids. Why are power grids so brittle and what should policymakers do? Felder, Frank
Models, Data and Tools A Remaining Piece of the COVID-19 Puzzle: Saudi Arabia’s Remittances Account Abdulelah Darandary, Muhammad Javid, Maria Alkhamees It has been two years since the beginning of COVID-19, a one-of-a-kind crisis in recent history. The global economy was disrupted entirely in a few months and most economies faced shutdowns. While many disruptions can be explained, especially the economic… Darandary, Abdulelah Javid, Muhammad Maria Alkhamees
Future of Global Oil Markets KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) The drivers of this quarter’s global demand outlook stem from multiple factors (i.e., the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, lower trade confidence, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike, overall downward gross domestic product (GDP) revisions, continued inflation and the recent lockdowns in…
Models, Data and Tools How to Mitigate Transportation Emissions in Saudi Arabia? The Role of Energy Price Governance Sa’d Shannak, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Rubal Dua In light of Saudi Arabia’s recent energy-pricing reform strategy, this paper investigates the main drivers of fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the transport sector. We employed a battery of econometric techniques to analyze the long-run relationships between income, fuel… Sa’d Shannak Mikayilov, Jeyhun Dua, Rubal
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Current and Future Trends in Saudi Arabia’s Container Throughput Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nora Nezamuddin, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel The maritime sector is a key pillar for the diversification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy, and it has been prioritised by the Saudi government due to its strategic importance. Saudi Vision 2030 has set a target for making… Anwar, Ahm Mehbub Nezamuddin, Nora Dua, Rubal Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
Regional Energy Markets The Current State and Future of Clean Hydrogen Projects Worldwide Salaheddine Soummane This data insight reviews clean hydrogen projects worldwide that are listed in the Hydrogen Projects Database of the International Energy Agency (IEA 2021), which covers hydrogen projects for “energy or climate change mitigation purposes” based on electrolysis, fossil fuels with… Soummane, Salaheddine
Electricity Sector Transitions The Implications for the Power Sector from Innovation by Startup Companies Rolando Fuentes, Dongmei Chen We compiled a multi-regional database of 320 startups from 36 countries whose focus is on new technologies in the electricity sector. To reach this number, we performed internet searches with neutral key words such as ‘startups,’ ‘electricity,’ ‘innovation,’ and avoided… Fuentes, Rolando Chen, Dongmei
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Post-Covid Recovery of Air Traffic in Saudi Arabia Abu Toasin Oakil, Andres Felipe Guzman, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel The dramatic drop in air traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related travel restrictions has significantly impacted the aviation industry in Saudi Arabia and around the world. The sector has suffered considerable losses due to the reduction in… Oakil, Abu Toasin Felipe Guzman, Andres Dua, Rubal Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
Models, Data and Tools Determinants of Remittance Outflows: The Case of Saudi Arabia Muhammad Javid, Fakhri Hasanov International labor migration has played a key role in the development of both advanced and developing countries. Many developing countries in Asia have relied on labor migration, mainly to the oil-rich Gulf region, to reduce both unemployment and poverty (Naseem… Javid, Muhammad Hasanov, Fakhri
Saudi Arabia’s Climate Change Policy and the Circular Carbon Economy Approach Taylor & Francis Thamir Al Shehri, Jan Frederik Braun, Nicholas Howarth, Alessandro Lanza, Mari Luomi
