Saudi Arabia’s Transport Sector in Transition: Life Cycle Perspectives

  • Program Transportation & Infrastructure Transportation & Infrastructure
  • Type Report
  • Date 20 May 2025
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Abstract

Contributor to environmental challenges such as air pollution and climate change. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has set ambitious objectives to diversify and decarbonize its economy in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. To support decision-making on decarbonizing KSA’s transport sector, it is essential to understand the carbon impacts of current and alternative powertrains over their entire life cycles. This report develops a comparative greenhouse-gas-focused life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology for passenger vehicles, road freight, aviation, and marine transport, covering a range of major powertrain types and fuel chains. The transport modes are assessed under two energy scenarios: business as usual (BAU) and dynamic low carbon (DLC).

Authors

Abdulrahman Alwosheel

Abdulrahman Alwosheel

Lead- Transportation & Infrastructure Abdulrahman is a Lead Transportation & Infrastructure expert at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). Before joining KAPSARC,…

Abdulrahman is a Lead Transportation & Infrastructure expert at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). Before joining KAPSARC, Abdulrahman was a Lecturer at the College of Engineering at Muhammed Ibn Saud University. He also worked as a Traffic Engineer at the Riyadh Metro project. His interests are in transport demand modeling, aviation transport, life cycle analysis, alternative fuels, and energy demand. Abdulrahman holds a master’s degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering and a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.

Expertise

  • Transport Demand Modeling
  • Aviation Transport
  • Life Cycle Analysis
  • Alternative Fuels and Energy Demand

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Michael Samsu Koroma

Michael Samsu Koroma

Research Lead- Transportation & Infrastructure Michael is a Lead at KAPSARC working on the life cycle sustainability assessment of transport and energy systems. His focus…

Michael is a Lead at KAPSARC working on the life cycle sustainability assessment of transport and energy systems. His focus is on conventional and alternative powertrain systems, with a special interest in low-carbon fuels and energy pathways. He previously served as a Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) on several Horizon 2020 transport research projects. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from VUB.

Expertise

  • Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment
  • Low-Carbon Energy/Fuels
  • Alternative Powertrains
  • Just Transition
  • Circularity Principles

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Freddy Segundo Navarro Pineda

Freddy Segundo Navarro Pineda

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