Energy Transitions in the Middle East

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.

• List of figures List of tables Introduction, Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy PolicyPART ONE: FINANCING, REGULATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION1 .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 Intelligence3. Mechanisms to finance climate investments in the Middle East and North Africa, Lama Kiyasseh, Risk Management Officer at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency4. 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 Institute5. 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 EnglandPART 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 Consult7. Green hydrogen production in North Africa: Challenges and opportunities, Michaël Tanchum, Professor at Universidad de NavarraPART 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 University9. Renewable energy diplomacy: The Gulf States in the Caucasus and Central Asia, Li-Chen Sim, Assistant Professor at Khalifa UniversityConclusion, Karen E. Young, Senior Research Scholar at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy