Net-Zero Transition and Employment in Saudi Arabia’s Energy Sector Olivier Durand-Lasserve The challenge: nationalizing the labour force in a transforming energy sector Saudi Arabia has engaged in a deep transformation of its hydrocarbon-based domestic energy system. The shift is in line with the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution commitment to reduce emissions… Durand-Lasserve, Olivier
Saudi Arabia’s National Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories: Overview, Progress, and Outlook Hind Aldhuwaihi, Anwar Gasim This paper summarizes Saudi Arabia’s history with national greenhouse gas emission reporting, giving an overview and discussing the trends in emissions. Aldhuwaihi, Hind Gasim, Anwar
Assessing CO2 Emissions from Commercial Aviation in Saudi Arabia: A Methodological Approach Andres Felipe Guzman, Edgar Jimenez Perez Aviation is projected to grow in the coming decades, leading to increased fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, despite advancements in efficiency. As other sectors decarbonize, aviation’s impact on climate change may become more significant. Assessing aircraft performance, which involves… Felipe Guzman, Andres Edgar Jimenez Perez
Alternative Fuels and Processes for Saudi Construction Materials Companies Walid Matar, Sid Ahmed Hamdani, Faris Aljamed Producing construction materials requires a great amount of energy, and in Saudi Arabia, this production currently entails the use of substantial amounts of liquid fuels. Liquid fuels are mostly sold at below-market prices domestically, and thus result in large opportunity… Matar, Walid Hamdani, Sid Ahmed Aljamed, Faris
The Potential Role of Truck-Hailing and Operational Efficiency Improvement in Decarbonizing China’s Medium- and Heavy-Duty Road Freight Transport Xun Xu, Shiqi Ou, Tianduo Peng, Zhenhong Lin, Xunmin Ou, Zhandong Xu, Mi Gan, Dandan Li, Xiaobo Liu Truck-hailing is a relatively new Uber-like business model that connects road freight carriers with shippers via mobile apps. First appeared around 2013, it has achieved fast market uptake in China, involving almost 8 million commercial trucks annually by the end… Xu, Xun Shiqi Ou Tianduo Peng Zhenhong Lin Xunmin Ou Zhandong Xu Mi Gan Dandan Li Xiaobo Liu
Energy Peacekeeping: The Role of Effectivités as a Viable, Legal Instrument in Addressing Shared or Disputed Offshore Oil and Gas Fields Majed A. Al Suwailem, David Soud, Fahad Alyahya As more offshore oil and gas discoveries, some of them dramatic, take place in areas where maritime boundaries can be disputed, effectivités have become key considerations in resolving some of the resulting conflicts. A basic understanding of the theory of… Al Suwailem, Majed A. David Soud Alyahya, Fahad
The Role of the Petrochemical Sector’s Exports in the Diversification of the Saudi Economy. A Scenario Analysis of the Foreign and Domestic Price Shocks IAEE Fakhri Hasanov, Muhammad Javid, Heyran Aliyeva
Macroeconomic and Sectoral Effects of Natural Gas Price: Policy Insights from a Macroeconometric Model Science Direct Fakhri Hasanov, Muhammad Javid, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Rami Shabaneh, Abdulelah Darandary, Ryan Alyamani
Why Might Some Chinese Battery Electric Vehicle Owners Choose Not to Repurchase Another? Eui-Jin Kim, Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal Repurchasing battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is critical to achieving BEV sales targets and decarbonizing China’s transport sector. This study investigates why current BEV owners in China might not repurchase a BEV and who they are. We conducted a stated preference… Eui-Jin Kim Dua, Rubal Bansal, Prateek
Concrete: The Non-Critical, Critical Material Timothy Laing The paper is a commentary on key questions facing the relationship between concrete, the energy transition and the global move to net-zero. Laing, Timothy
Ratifying the Kigali Amendment Challenges and Opportunities for Saudi Arabia Aayushi Awasthy, Laura Bougary, Mohammad Aldubyan The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is an international agreement which continues the effort to protect the ozone layer but adds the phase out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases that contribute significantly to global warming. The international efforts… Awasthy, Aayushi Laura Bougary Aldubyan, Mohammad
Evaluating Airport Location Sustainability Performance: A Methodology from Experts and Contextual Perspective Andres Felipe Guzman, Juan Nicolas Gonzalez This paper presents a methodology to evaluate the sustainable performance of an airport location. The approach integrates multiple criteria, including transport requirements, environmental impacts, accessibility, economic potential, social impacts, and regulatory acceptability. The methodology consists of three steps: (1) defining… Felipe Guzman, Andres Gonzalez, Juan Nicolas
Waste-to-Hydrogen Techno-Economic Assessment and Emission Reduction Potential in Saudi Arabia Muhammad Adnan Hayat, Amro Elshurafa Waste-to-hydrogen (WTH) presents an enormous untapped potential to achieve climate change objectives for many countries by transitioning from high CO2 emission waste disposal techniques to producing clean fuel such as green hydrogen. Additionally, WTH can be incorporated with carbon capture… Adnan Hayat, Muhammad Elshurafa, Amro
Windfalls and Pitfalls: How Foreign Labor Strengthens Economic Resilience in GCC During Energy Transition Dramane Coulibaly, Fatih Karanfil, Luc Desire Omgba Governments in oil-dependent countries, particularly those in the Gulf, have launched broad and ambitious national plans to diversify their economies. While diversification reduces vulnerability to oil shocks, the expansion of renewables and the deregulation of domestic energy prices decrease domestic… Dramane Coulibaly Karanfil, Fatih Luc Desire Omgba
The Potential Role of Seasonal Pumped Hydropower Storage in Decarbonizing the Power Sector in Saudi Arabia Science Direct Naser Odeh
A Review Approach to Understanding the Current Status of Port Resilience: Lessons Learned for GCC Ports Springer Link Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nora Nezamuddin
Assessing Impacts of Global Economic Dynamics on the Saudi Economy and Oil Production: A GVAR Analysis Commodity Insights Digest Jennifer Considine, Philipp Galkin, Emre Hatipoglu, Abdullah Aldayel
KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) This is the KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook quarterly report that focuses on oil markets supply, demand and balances.
A Maritime Sector in Transition – The Role of Saudi Arabia Nora Nezamuddin, Shahid Hasan, Rolando Fuentes, Michael Samsu Koroma The maritime sector currently accounts for approximately 2.3% of global CO₂ emissions, with forecasts suggesting that this figure could rise to 10%-13% by 2050. This significant increase emphasizes the pressing need for decarbonization to mitigate environmental risks. Nezamuddin, Nora Hasan, Shahid Fuentes, Rolando Koroma, Michael Samsu
