Event Report: Petro Diplomacy 2020
AGSIW's sixth annual Petro Diplomacy conference focused on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the energy sector and the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Coronavirus and Climate Agenda Complicate Outlook for Oil Demand Growth
The coronavirus pandemic has altered perceptions as to the direction of energy demand growth and more weight has been given to the net-zero commitments by major consuming countries and how these will shape the energy system in the decades ahead.
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Oman’s Tradition of Environmental Protection Runs Into Economic Headwinds
The Omani government’s focus on protecting the natural environment and wildlife goes back decades, but a shift in authorities might jeopardize the country’s progress toward advancing its national climate strategy.
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Gulf States’ Climate Change Policies Amid a Global Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic represents an opportunity to reevaluate existing policies and tools, and climate change provides the needed lens for redirecting development onto sustainable trajectories.
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What BP’s Claim of an End to Peak Oil Demand Means for Gulf Producers
Gulf oil producers need to show some urgency and establish a strategy compatible with a carbon-neutral world.
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Nuclear Power in the Middle East: The Politics of Stakeholder Coalitions
The creation and management of domestic and external stakeholder coalitions is intrinsic to a sustained commitment to nuclear energy in the UAE.
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Lights Flashing Amber as Oil Market Recovers but Danger Looms
The option to return to the pre-crisis model of rising oil demand is quickly disappearing.
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As UAE Nuclear Power Plant Comes On Line, Attention Turns to Saudi Plans
The Gulf appears to be approaching a new, uncertain era: a scramble for sources of uranium, possibly followed by the acquisition of dual-use technologies, enrichment, and a capacity for breakout.
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Is This Time Different? The Gulf’s Early Economic Policy Response to the Crises of 2020
As Gulf Arab policymakers continue to confront an ambiguous future, they will rely heavily on familiar economic policy measures and avoid straying from the status quo as long as possible.
Oman’s Bittersweet Economic Relations With China
Oman’s precarious reliance on energy exports to China and insufficient Chinese investment in non-oil segments of the Omani economy leave the sultanate in a weak position to address urgent economic challenges.
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