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Energy and Environment in Saudi Arabia: Concerns & Opportunities

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Authors:
  1. Nahed Taher

    1. Gulf One Investment Bank, Manama, Saudi Arabia

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  2. Bandar Hajjar

    1. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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  • Analyzes the key energy and environmental challenges confronting Saudi Arabia

  • Investigates what incentive structures the Saudi government must put in place to attract private sector investments in clean energy technologies in the region

  • Analyzes the opportunity cost of domestic oil consumption in Saudi Arabia, and how might this impact on the Kingdom’s future energy security and government revenue

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Environmental Challenges, Regulations and Institutions in Saudi Arabia

    • Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar
    Pages 1-26

  3. Environmental Concerns and Policies in Saudi Arabia

    • Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar
    Pages 27-51

  4. Environmental Investments

    • Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar
    Pages 53-93

  5. Incentive Structures

    • Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar
    Pages 95-115

  6. Environmental Business Channels

    • Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar
    Pages 117-160

  7. The Way Forward

    • Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar
    Pages 161-182

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 183-203
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About this book

The vast oil resources in Saudi Arabia have for decades encouraged a generous system of oil subsidies, making the Kingdom one of the leading countries in the world with the cheapest domestic price of oil. Such subsidies have, however, encouraged inefficient utilization of oil, which is largely consumed in the power, water and transportation sectors, contributing substantially to CO2 emission in the country. These problems are exacerbated by demographic dynamics, urbanization, changes in income and consumption patterns, and industrialization. On current trends of domestic consumption patterns, Saudi Arabia will consume the whole of the oil it will produce by 2030, which will reflect negatively on the financial capacity of the government to execute its development programs. It is this revenue constraining concern, rather than ecological challenges, that has started to attract policy attention in Saudi Arabia. This book gives a unique perspective on these challenges by looking at them as investment opportunities, not financial constraints on the government budget. It sets out to examine the nature and extent of the energy and environmental challenges facing Saudi Arabia, and to explore various options for turning these challenges into profitable investment opportunities that could create jobs, boost income, develop capability in clean energy technology and promote environmental sustainability.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Gulf One Investment Bank, Manama, Saudi Arabia

    Nahed Taher

  • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Bandar Hajjar

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Energy and Environment in Saudi Arabia: Concerns & Opportunities

  • Authors: Nahed Taher, Bandar Hajjar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02982-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-02981-8Published: 09 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35199-5Published: 27 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-02982-5Published: 16 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 203

  • Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Economic Policy, Economic Growth, Energy Policy, Economics and Management

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