Publications

Energy Transition Amid Converging Global Energy Crises

Fateh Belaïd, Raed Al-Mestneer, Aisha Al-Sarihi

In this commentary, we provide a discussion of the factors that have led to the ongoing spike in natural gas prices. We then discuss the potential short- and long-term implications for the global energy transition and for users of natural…

Belaïd, Fateh

Al-Mestneer, Raed

Al-Sarihi, Aisha

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

Decarbonizing the Residential Sector: How Prominent is Household Energy-Saving Behavior in Decision Making?

IAEE

Fateh Belaïd

Impacts of Income Poverty and High Housing Costs on Fuel Poverty in Egypt: An Empirical Modeling Approach

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd, Mohamad Hejazi

Balancing Climate Mitigation and Energy Security Goals Amid Converging Global Energy Crises: The Role of Green Investments

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd, Raed Al-Mestneer, Aisha Al-Sarihi

The Crisis in Electricity Prices in Europe: Context and Key Insights

Ahmed Al-Balawi, Fateh Belaïd

The cost of electric power in Europe is soaring. After a steady rise in 2021, prices spiked in the first half of 2022 following the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Day-ahead wholesale electricity prices increased more than threefold on average in 2021…

Ahmed Al-Balawi

Belaïd, Fateh

Implications of Poorly Designed Climate Policy on Energy Poverty: Global Reflections on the Current Surge in Energy Prices

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd

Why is the EU Carbon Price at a Record €60 per Tonne?

Fateh Belaïd, Marie Petitet

Carbon prices soared above €60/tonne for the first time on August 30, 2021, with the expectation of tightened environmental legislation. These prices made a new record on the European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS), the European Union’s carbon market.…

Belaïd, Fateh

Marie Petitet

The Role of Building Energy Efficiency in Shaping the Energy Transition in Saudi Arabia: Key challenges and initiatives

Fateh Belaïd, Mohammad Aldubyan

This commentary discusses a crucial topic that has emerged in the policy and economic literature in recent years: the potential role of energy efficiency in the current energy transition. It provides a straightforward analysis of the prominent role that residential…

Belaïd, Fateh

Aldubyan, Mohammad

Mapping and Understanding the Drivers of Fuel Poverty in Emerging Economies: The Case of Egypt and Jordan

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd

Natural Gas Price Surge: Implications for International Energy Markets and the Way Forward

Raed Al-Mestneer, Fateh Belaïd

What Are the Reasons Behind the Soaring Gas Prices? As the Northern Hemisphere has moved into winter, the current worldwide surge in energy prices has raised fears of an energy crisis with serious implications. The focus of this brief Instant…

Al-Mestneer, Raed

Belaïd, Fateh

Energy Transition in Saudi Arabia: Key Initiatives and Challenges

IAEE

Fateh Belaïd, Aisha Al-Sarihi

The Implications of Soaring Gas and Coal Prices on Europe’s Energy Poverty Trap

Fateh Belaïd

With the recovery of the world economy following the easing of restrictions designed to contain COVID-19, energy demand has surged even as natural gas stocks were dangerously low. This triggered one of the first significant energy shocks of the green…

Belaïd, Fateh

Why are European Wholesale Electricity Prices Soaring?

Marie Petitet, Fateh Belaïd

Since the beginning of summer 2021, European wholesale electricity prices have been soaring to historic highs. The average day-ahead price of electricity for central European countries more than doubled between June and September, reaching 170 euros per megawatthour (e/MWh) on…

Marie Petitet

Belaïd, Fateh

The Role of Residential Energy Efficiency in Shaping the Energy Transition in Saudi Arabia: Key Challenges and Initiatives

IAEE Energy Forum

Mohammad Aldubyan, Fateh Belaïd

Assessment of the Impact of the Circular Economy on CO2 Emissions in Europe

Cairn.Info

Global warming is a fact (IPCC, 2018), and the question is no longer whether sharply rising CO2 emissions accelerate global warming but rather to assess the consequences of human activities and identify solutions to this phenomenon before irreversibly disrupting all…

Michelle Mongo, Fateh Belaïd, Audrey Tanguy, Valérie Laforest

How Large is the Extent of COVID-19 on Territorial Inequality? France’s Current Situation and Prospects

Taylor & Francis

This study develops a straightforward statistical approach to explore the COVID-19 pandemic impact on inequalities. The setting of the study is the economic and social inequalities in France, as an illustration of a particular European country that has been severely…

Fateh Belaïd, Michelle Mongo, Véronique Flambard

Impact of Green Entrepreneurship Orientation on Environmental Performance: The Natural Resource-based View and Environmental Policy Perspective

Wiley Online Library

Environmental sustainability is the primary task of environmental entrepreneurship by critically handling increased institutional, customer, and environmental pressures. Green entrepreneurship orientation (GEO) seeks to harmonize their relationships with the external environment to foster the impact of green innovation performance (GIP)…

Fateh Belaïd, Lahcene Makhloufi, Abderrazak Ahmed Laghouag, Tang Meirun

The Unprecedented Reaction of Equity and Commodity Markets to COVID-19

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd

Revisiting the Resource Curse in the MENA Region

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd