Toward Just Transitions in the MENA Region: Insights from the 2022 Circular Carbon Economy Index

Senior Fellow-Climate & Sustainability Dr. Yilmaz currently works as a senior fellow I in the Climate and Sustainability program. His current research agenda aims…

Dr. Yilmaz currently works as a senior fellow I in the Climate and Sustainability program. His current research agenda aims to enhance our understanding of the financial and economic consequences of the sustainable energy transition and to design effective policies to balance risk and growth prospects.

Prior to joining KAPSARC, Dr. Yilmaz worked as an economist at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, where he was actively involved in the research and the design of policies for the private and banking sectors. He also worked as a consultant for the World Bank and spent a year as an assistant professor of economics at ADA University.

He has authored various academic and policy articles and attended academic conferences and workshops. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Calgary.

Expertise

• Sustainable Finance and Investment
• Applied Banking and Finance
• Corporate Taxation
• Public Economics
• Applied Micro-Econometrics

Principal Fellow- Climate & Sustainability Mari is a policy-oriented social scientist who has been studying climate change, energy transitions and sustainable development policy in the…

Mari is a policy-oriented social scientist who has been studying climate change, energy transitions and sustainable development policy in the Gulf and globally for 17 years. At KAPSARC, she leads research projects on carbon markets and Paris Agreement Article 6, and on the Circular Carbon Economy Index.

She has worked for other leading energy, sustainable development and foreign policy research institutions, including the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Earth Negotiations Bulletin), Georgetown University, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and the Emirates Diplomatic Academy.

Mari holds a master’s degree in political science and international politics from the University of Helsinki and a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern studies from Durham University.

In addition to a broad research publications portfolio, she has substantial experience in executive training, presentations, policy advisory, and reporting services for multilateral environmental negotiations.

Expertise

• Climate Change Policy and Governance
• Net-Zero Energy Transitions
• Circular Carbon Economy
• Sustainable Energy Policy
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement
• Verification and Reporting
• Carbon Markets
• Paris Agreement Article 6