The Political Feasibility of Policy Options for the UAE’s Energy Transition

Brian Efird, Paul Mollet and Imtenan Al-Mubarak
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Imtenan Al-Mubarak: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

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Abstract: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said it wishes to transition toward a less carbon-intensive energy system, both as part of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and as one of a number of investments in ‘green’ research and development, technology and power generation. However, given the complexity of the UAE political system, which requires consensus among seven relatively sovereign and independent emirates, as well as commercial and financial interests, it is not immediately clear which policy instruments that might drive the UAE energy transition will prove acceptable and politically plausible. Here, we apply the KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB) platform, a model of collective decision-making processes (CDMPs), to assess the political will to agree to and to implement an array of different policy alternatives within the current UAE context.

Keywords: Building and Efficiency Standards; Carbon Pricing; Electricity; Energy Efficiency; Energy Mix; Energy Subsidy Reform; Energy Transition; Infrastructure Development; KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB); Natural Gas; Nuclear Power; Power Generation; Renewable Energy; Solar Energy; Tariff Reform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 2017-10-10
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