Knowledge Resources

A newly published study finds that Middle East and North Africa (MENA) oil exporting countries are still not sufficiently equipped to grow and develop in a rapidly decarbonising world.  

The Sustainability Report focuses on three key aspects of our sustainability approach and work – impact, assurance and engagement. Within these three areas, you will find detailed information about our sustainability projects and initiatives over the last year.

The main objective of this paper is to assume a 100% RE-based system for the MENA region in 2030 and to evaluate its results from different perspectives. Three scenarios have been evaluated according to different high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission grid development levels, including a region-wide, area-wide and integrated scenario. 

The Global Status of CCS: 2016 highlights a number of significant operational milestones reached in 2016 and key projects that have either entered operation in 2016, or are very close to commencing operation. The Global Status of CCS: 2016 is comprised of five unique publications including a Summary Report available to the public and a series of reports developed exclusively for Institute Members. 

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report provides information for policymakers, scientists and engineers in the field of climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions. It describes sources, capture, transport, and storage of CO2. It also discusses the costs, economic potential, and societal issues of the technology, including public perception and regulatory aspects. Storage options evaluated include geological storage, ocean storage, and mineral carbonation. Notably, the report places CO2 capture and storage in the context of other climate change mitigation options, such as fuel switch, energy efficiency, renewables and nuclear energy. 

The Middle East and North Africa region is showing a growing commitment to the development of solar energy. According to the “Solar Outlook Report 2017”, released by the Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA), total solar power capacity in the pipeline in the MENA region, combining both solar photovoltaic (PV) and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects, is presently estimated at over 5.7 GW. Among Mediterranean countries, leaders include Egypt which has an ambition to achieve 2.7 GW of PV capacity by 2020. Morocco plans to achieve 600 MW by 2019 and Jordan has 540 MV of solar PV projects under construction and aims to award an additional 200 MW during 2017.

World Oil Outlook, released by OPEC Secretariat and presented at the 15th International Energy Forum Ministerial

A new initiative was launched in Beirut, Lebanon, to promote the establishment of a Business Knowledge Platform with the aim to engage the Lebanese private sector in the transformational change towards a low-carbon global economy called upon by the Paris Agreement. 

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO₂) – the largest source of man-made greenhouse gas emissions – stayed flat for the second year in a row, according to analysis of preliminary data for 2015 released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The figures confirmed decoupling of global emissions and economic growth.

A country-by-country analysis for the G20 based on IRENA’s REmap and Renewable Energy Benefits programmes 

MENA governments are prioritising investments in the power sector to feed rapidly rising electricity demand. The research estimate that in the period 2017-21, the region will need to invest $302bn in its power sector. Of this, $179bn will be needed to add 138GW of generating capacity, while the rest should be invested in transmission and distribution (T&D).