How do Middle East energy transitions fit into international energy markets? In this book, energy analysts, geopolitical experts and specialists of political economy examine the new energy potential in the Middle East. The particular focus surrounds how the region’s access to finance, combined with the new global regulations and considerations of economic development, shape the region’s energy transitions overall.
The Middle East is revealed to be a key site of new energy production, sharing and transmission as well as technology innovation. At the same time, the authors examine the variables that determine the success in each country and energy source, including the advantages that hydrocarbon producers will have in renewables and transition fuels, and the risk that these might slow down the energy transition overall. In doing so, the book situates the energy transition in the Middle East in a broader context of economic development, financing models, and regulations, and explains how this context interacts with the development of new energy sources.
Energy Transitions in the Middle East is an account of the challenges Middle Eastern states will face in navigating the global
energy transition, as well as their key areas of opportunity.
Edited by:
Katherine Wolff,
Karen E. Young
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9780755650378
ISBN 10: 0755650379
Series: Middle East Institute Policy Series
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
,
Undergraduate
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of figures List of tables Introduction, Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy PART ONE: FINANCING, REGULATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION 1 .A look back at 2020: GCC COVID-19 response, reforms, energy transition concerns and microcompetitiveness, Yesar Al-Maleki, Gulf Analyst at Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) 2. The future of Gulf NOC–IOC partnerships, Colby Connelly, Senior Research Analyst at Energy Intelligence 3. Mechanisms to finance climate investments in the Middle East and North Africa, Lama Kiyasseh, Risk Management Officer at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 4. Political priorities and economic realities: Financing the renewable energy transition in Saudi Arabia and Oman, Piotr G. S. Schulkes, Former Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute 5. The political dimensions of energy transition in MENA: A changing landscape at the national, regional and global levels, Younes Abouyoub, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of New England PART TWO: NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST 6. The next big thing in MENA power – grids and energy storage, Jessica Obeid, Founding Partner at New Energy Consult 7. Green hydrogen production in North Africa: Challenges and opportunities, Michaël Tanchum, Professor at Universidad de Navarra PART THREE: CASE STUDIES IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION 8. Qatar’s LNG industry in the age of hydrocarbon markets: Instability and energy transition, Nikolay Kozhanov, Research Associate Professor at Qatar University 9. Renewable energy diplomacy: The Gulf States in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Li-Chen Sim, Assistant Professor at Khalifa University Conclusion, Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
Katherine Wolff is a Nonresident Scholar with the Economics and Energy Program at the Middle East Institute, USA. Karen E. Young is Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University in the Center on Global Energy Policy and also a Non-Resident Senior Fellow and Founding Director of the Program on Economics and Energy at the Middle East Institute, USA.
