Publications

Saudi Arabia’s Revealed Comparative Advantage in Non-Oil Exports

Muhammad Javid, Abdulelah Darandary

The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) is based on Ricardian trade theory, which postulates that trade flows between countries are determined by their relative productivity differences. The RCA index provides a general indication and a first approximation of a country’s competitive…

Javid, Muhammad

Darandary, Abdulelah

Achieving Net-Zero GHG Emissions of Saudi Arabia by 2060: The Transformation of the Building Sector

Puneet Kamboj, Mohamad Hejazi, Fateh Belaïd, Mohammad Aldubyan, Yang Qiu, Page Kyle, Gokul Iyer

In this paper, an economy-wide, net-zero pathway that enables Saudi Arabia to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 is investigated, with a specific focus on the critical role played by the building sector. An exploration is undertaken of the…

Puneet Kamboj

Hejazi, Mohamad

Belaïd, Fateh

Aldubyan, Mohammad

Yang Qiu

Page Kyle

Gokul Iyer

The Asymmetric Effects of Oil Prices on the Nonoil Trade Balance: The Case of Saudi Arabia

Majed Almozaini, Fakhri Hasanov

Oil prices play a pivotal role in the economies of oil-exporting countries, especially those in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Almozaini, Majed

Hasanov, Fakhri

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

Andres Felipe Guzman

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

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

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

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

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 (Clarksons 2023). As with the growth in demand, the continued growth in CO₂ emissions from…

Nezamuddin, Nora

Michael Koroma

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

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

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…

Andres Felipe Guzman

Freddy Segundo Navarro Pineda

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…

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…

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

KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook KOMO

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…