Targets to promote energy savings in the Gulf Cooperation Council states

Lahn, Glada; Preston, Felix

doi:10.1016/j.esr.2013.03.003

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“…Although highly subsidised fuel prices encourage irrational use of a non-renewable resource and hinder the adoption of more efficient vehicles, the literature review for this paper demonstrates low price elasticity of demand for gasoline in the region, notably in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (Lahn and Preston 2013). This suggests that the situation in Bahrain is similar, given the lack of alternatives to private cars, as mentioned by survey participants.…”

Section: Views Of Policymakers and Experts In Bahrainmentioning

confidence: 79%

“…These figures exceed that of the European Union countries (1.8 Mt CO2 / capita) and Japan (2.2 Mt CO2 / capita) and are expected to increase further as a result of growing energy consumption If no new policies are introduced (Lahn and Preston 2013).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Some of them suggested incorporating these standards into the current guideline on unified requirements for new cars in GCC countries, which lacks any fuel economy or CO2 emission standards (Lahn and Preston 2013).…”

Section: Views Of Policymakers and Experts In Bahrainmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mitigation of CO2 emissions from the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

Alsabbagh

Siu

Guehnemann

et al. 2015

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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There is much optimism that the 2015 Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention will yield an agreement on mitigation of climate change, to become effective in 2020. In this context, Bahrain represents a developing country with insufficient data to assess mitigation opportunities: its per capita carbon emissions rank among the world's highest, yet there has been no research on the reduction potential of its rapidly growing transport sector. We examine this reduction potential and the costs of various mitigation measures and, further, explore barriers and the view of policymakers and experts. Potential benefits of combined mitigation scenarios are also identified based on their acceptability. We adopt a modified participatory method to develop the scenarios, using the Long-range Energy Alternative Planning (LEAP) modeling system, and find that an integrated policy approach can deliver a 23% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, costing 108 United States dollars per avoided metric tonne, with politically acceptable scenarios.Better performance, however, would require less acceptable approaches. These findings are 2 significant for decision making in Bahrain and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries; national target preparation and the setting of fuel economy standards should be begun promptly. We offer lessons to other developing countries on the timely regulation of technical specifications and numbers of passenger vehicles. Participatory approaches to the assessment of mitigation measures can advance environmentally effective, economically feasible and politically acceptable scenarios. The global community can use these results to provide necessary technical and financial assistance to developing countries.

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“…Many energy efficiency policies focus on buildings (many of which are residential) and transport [3]. The GCC countries, however, implemented very few energy efficiency policies in both sectors during the 1990s and 2000s [4], although they have shown greater interest in energy efficiency in recent years given the rapid growth in energy consumption, a deeper awareness of the value and extent of wasted resources, and the pressures placed on government budgets in the face of low international oil prices. Saudi Arabia, for example has recently invested in energy efficiency labelling and has been raising its minimum energy efficiency standards for appliances.…”

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Measuring underlying energy efficiency in the GCC countries using a newly constructed dataset

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Energy consumption accounts for most of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Managing the growth in energy demand is therefore a key part of climate change mitigation. In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, energy consumption has been growing rapidly. Between 2004 and 2014, final energy consumption grew at an average annual rate of 6.8% compared to a global average of 1.8%. Energy efficiency can help GCC countries manage their energy demand growth, but it is difficult to measure energy efficiency, so analysts often rely on indirect indicators such as energy intensity. Frontier analysis can be used to measure energy efficiency, but is data intensive. To undertake frontier analysis for the GCC countries it was therefore necessary to construct a new dataset, which was used for corrected ordinary least squares to estimate underlying energy efficiency between 2004 and 2014 for two key sectors in the GCC countries: residential electricity and road transport gasoline. The results suggest that underlying energy efficiency generally improved in the GCC region, in contrast to the trend of rising energy intensity that the region has been witnessing. The energy efficiency improvements may have been driven by global technical progress and tighter global fuel economy standards, of which the GCC countries were beneficiaries. With the provision of high quality, recent data with shorter lag times, frontier analysis could be used to provide prompt feedback on the impact of energy efficiency policies and programmes, leading to better outcomes.

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“…The final goal of the energy interconnection is achieving the complete interlinking if the infrastructure network among the GCC states, especially in the fields of electricity, transportation, communication, and information. The GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) was established in 2001 to meet the objective [35]. The GCCIA is a joint-stock commercially registered entity in acts independently of any country and organization.…”

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Review of Middle East energy interconnection development

Zhang

Song

et al. 2017

J. Mod. Power Syst. Clean Energy

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In recent years, the Middle East region countries have experienced rapid population and economy growth, which has resulted in large increase of energy and power demand. Although the traditional fossil fuels remain the majority for supplying the domestic demand, additional generating capacity and fuel supply are necessary according to current situation and future demand forecast. The renewable energy provides an alternative resource for satisfying demand, especially in this region with high potential of solar and wind energy. Besides the development of renewable energy, interconnected electricity networks also enable the cross-border power exchange to fulfil electricity demand. Many Middle East countries have already started developing renewable energy and reforming the national power sector for regional electricity integration. However, none of them has already implemented their targets and the challenges are still huge. This study reviews current conditions of electricity and energy interconnection development, and analyzes the process of regional electricity network integration and national power sector reforms and provides suggestion for regions' plan. Finally, the technology developments for future power grid interconnection and renewable energy integration are also reviewed.

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Targets to promote energy savings in the Gulf Cooperation Council states

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

Mitigation of CO2 emissions from the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

Mitigation of CO2 emissions from the road passenger transport sector in Bahrain

Measuring underlying energy efficiency in the GCC countries using a newly constructed dataset

Review of Middle East energy interconnection development

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