Beyond the pledges: reflections on sustainability transitions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region

Hammad, Suzanne H.; Al‐Saidi, Mohammad; Zaidan, Esmat

doi:10.1080/09614524.2019.1628920

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“…SDG7 67 sets a goal of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Targets required to achieve SDG7 are expected to be reached by 2030, and GCC countries play a vital role 68 in achieving sustainability goals. 69 The targets for SDG7 are ambitious to achieve by 2030, though are in line with European Union (EU) 2030 energy goals.…”

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Decarbonizing the GCC: sustainability and life after oil and in GCC countries

Truby¹

2023

The Journal of World Energy Law &Amp; Business

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Energy transition and decarbonization in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is crucial to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 and global climate objectives. This article first highlights the serious impact of the imminent and longer-term threats to the Gulf region caused by rising temperatures and climate change risks. As a shared problem, the article analyses how countries in the GCC are individually and collectively responding to the rising threat, by exploring the recent revised 2020 Nationally Determined Contributions delivered in advance of Conference of the Parties 26, as well as climate and energy targets. On this basis, the article evaluates the legal strategies to decarbonize energy and switch to cleaner economies. The article also highlights how clean energy transitions can help deliver environmental and economic dividends, and achieve a sustainable economy envisioned in SDG7.

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Decarbonizing the GCC: sustainability and life after oil and in GCC countries

Truby¹

2023

The Journal of World Energy Law &Amp; Business

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Greening the Desert: Sustainability Challenges and Environmental Initiatives in the GCC States

Alam

Azalie

2023

Gulf Studies

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Oil, gas, and other minerals contribute significantly to the growth of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, however their development always affects the environment. The GCC countries are therefore taking measures to ensure economic growth, job availability, social equality, and natural resource management by incorporating environmental considerations into economic policy and aspiring for green growth at the national and regional levels. With this in mind, this chapter explores various sustainability initiatives for environmental conservation in the GCC. This chapter focuses primarily on the national efforts of each of the GCC states to prevent and control hazards and to reduce the effects of environmental challenges (such as air pollution, climate change, oil spills, and declining quality of coastal and marine environments).

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A quest for the Arabian atom? Geopolitics, security, and national identity in the nuclear energy programs in the Middle East

Al‐Saidi¹,

Haghirian²

2020

Energy Research & Social Science

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Beyond the pledges: reflections on sustainability transitions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Decarbonizing the GCC: sustainability and life after oil and in GCC countries

Decarbonizing the GCC: sustainability and life after oil and in GCC countries

Greening the Desert: Sustainability Challenges and Environmental Initiatives in the GCC States

A quest for the Arabian atom? Geopolitics, security, and national identity in the nuclear energy programs in the Middle East

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