Identifying Emerging Challenges and Priorities for Aviation Decarbonization Rubal Dua, Andres Felipe Guzman, Prateek Bansal Decarbonization of the aviation sector has emerged as a global concern because the sector contributes 2%-3% to total global greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, it is critical for us to understand the associated emerging challenges. We determine key research priorities for… Dua, Rubal Felipe Guzman, Andres Bansal, Prateek
Mapping the Net-Zero Pathways for Sustainable Transport Systems in Saudi Arabia: The Role of Life Cycle Assessment Anvita Arora, Michael Koroma Net-zero pathways have become a key climate goal that can help promote a carbon-neutral future by balancing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with emissions removed from the atmosphere. These pathways provide strategic frameworks and roadmaps for countries to reduce GHG… Arora, Anvita Michael Koroma
Long-term Issues with the Energy-Only Market Design in the Context of Deep Decarbonization Science Direct Marie Petitet
Finding Opportunity in Economic Dispatch: Saving Fuels Without Impacting Retail Electricity Prices Marie Petitet, Frank Felder, Amro Elshurafa For important domestic public policy reasons, many oil- and natural-gas-producing countries allocate fuels to their electricity sector at administratively set prices that are below fuel opportunity costs. This article shows that dispatching power units based on fuel opportunity costs can… Marie Petitet Felder, Frank Elshurafa, Amro
Climate Change Policies and Governance Paris Agreement Article 6 and Geological CO2 Storage: The State of Affairs After COP 28 Wolfgang Heidug, Mari Luomi This KAPSARC commentary focuses on the role of CCS within the market mechanisms defined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It discusses how related technologies fit under Article 6 and examines the current progress in implementing this article. The… Heidug, Wolfgang Luomi, Mari
Models, Data and Tools Extended KGEMM’s Emission Block With Carbon Pricing Fakhri Hasanov, Heyran Aliyeva, Majed Almozaini, Carlo Andrea Bollino This methodological work develops a representation of carbon pricing through the KAPSARC Global Energy Macroeconometric Model (KGEMM). This representation makes two principal contributions in terms of model capabilities: establishing a feedback link from the emissions block to the energy block… Hasanov, Fakhri Heyran Aliyeva Almozaini, Majed Bollino, Carlo Andrea
Electricity Sector Transitions Charting the Evolution of Electricity Sector Startups: A Methodological Note Rolando Fuentes This commentary provides an update on ongoing research on innovation in the electricity sector. This project aims to identify emerging technologies early, anticipate changes, and discern the key drivers and their connections in the innovation landscape. This research can serve… Fuentes, Rolando
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Fueling the Transition in the Maritime Sector: What Are the Current Status and Path Ahead? Nora Nezamuddin, Michael Koroma, Ahm Mehbub Anwar The continued demand for global seaborne trade is estimated to have accounted for 85.9% of world trade in 2023, with demand reaching 12 billion tons. As with the growth in demand, the continued growth in CO₂ emissions from global shipping,… Nezamuddin, Nora Michael Koroma Anwar, Ahm Mehbub
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Efficiency in Motion: The Potential of the Newly Launched Bus System in Riyadh Lama Yaseen, Nourah Al Hosain Public transportation is an essential component of a functional, well-planned transportation system. It provides a cost-effective, convenient mode of commuting within a city, especially in densely populated cities such as Riyadh. Yaseen, Lama Al Hosain, Nourah
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand The Life Cycle Assessment of Jet Fuel Production and Consumption – A Methodology for Saudi Arabia’s Aviation Sector Andres Felipe Guzman, Freddy Segundo Navarro Pineda Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a comprehensive methodology that contributes to informed decision-making and addresses environmental challenges across different sectors. The methodology has significantly evolved from its first development by the Coca-Cola Company in 1969 to its standardization by the… Felipe Guzman, Andres Freddy Segundo Navarro Pineda
Inverse Product Differentiation Logit model: Holy Grail or Not? Science Direct Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Towards Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Cities As the world continues to grow and urbanize, the significance of cities will also increase. Urban development is lengthy and costly, justifying the need for effective urban planning. Urban planning is a complex process with many often competing objectives, including sustainability…
Productivity and Economic Diversification Saudi-China Collaboration in the Context of a Circular Carbon Economy: Priorities and Opportunities in the Globalization of Hydrogen Markets Developing clean hydrogen industries and markets are strategically crucial for Saudi Arabia and China to achieve their net-zero climate goals. Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in hydrogen development from extraction to commercialization. Different options for galvanizing clean hydrogen production…
Models, Data and Tools The Role of Circular Economy for Plastic Waste Management Evar Umeozor In March 2022, in Resolution 5/14, the United Nations Environment Assembly requested that the UN Environment Programme set up an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, which included the marine environment. At the… Umeozor, Evar
Impacts of Electricity Price Reform on Saudi Regional Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions Science Direct Abdulelah Darandary, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Salaheddine Soummane
Navigating Energy Diplomacy in Times of Recovery and Conflict: A Study of Cross-border Energy Trade Dynamics Science Direct Emre Hatipoglu, Osman Zeki Gökçe, Fateh Belaïd
Productivity of the Saudi Private Sector Nader AlKathiri This data insight sheds light on the correlation between the productivity of the private sector and the share of Saudi workers in the private sector labor force. AlKathiri, Nader
Future of Global Oil Markets KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook This quarter’s oil demand highlights include another muted quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) demand growth in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, while non-OECD countries experienced greater growth. Continued monetary tightening policies, fears over weakening signs from the United States economy in…
The Status of Nuclear Energy in Saudi Arabia: A Strategic Approach to Energy Security and Sustainability Noura Mansouri Saudi Arabia’s strategic adoption of nuclear energy, in alignment with Vision 2030, represents a crucial step towards energy security and sustainability. The integration of nuclear power offers grid stability, low emissions, cost-effective electricity generation, and solutions for water scarcity while… Mansouri, Noura
Will Small Modular Reactors Drive the Envisioned Expansion of Nuclear Energy Within the Energy Transition? Noura Mansouri, Adnan Shihab-Eldin, H-Holger Rogner This paper evaluates the role of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in the global shift towards sustainable energy, driven by the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. It highlights nuclear energy’s importance for achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050,… Mansouri, Noura Adnan Shihab-Eldin H-Holger Rogner
