As environmental impacts are on the rise, there is a vital need to identify their root causes through rigorous research. With the increasing dependence of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on international trade, carbon emissions have continued to rise. Regrettably, insufficient studies have been conducted to investigate GCC carbon emissions resulting from trade, leading to a limited understanding of the industries that contribute significantly to the overall increase in carbon emissions. This paper identifies and analyzes carbon emissions resulting from trade between GCC countries. A multiregional input-output framework is employed to handle the complexity of multinational trade and model carbon emission trends from and within GCC countries over a 13-year period (2004-2017), as well as providing an opportunity to hypothesize on their future carbon emission performances. This study evaluates country-level and industry-level carbon emissions and concludes that Saudi Arabia significantly contributes to total carbon emissions in the GCC. Moreover, it analyzes the embodied carbon emissions in other countries in the GCC that are caused by Saudi Arabia’s imports and shows that Saudi Arabia imports more embodied emissions from Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Further analysis of industry-level emissions indicated that the Electricity, Gas, and Petroleum Products sector was the primary contributor to total carbon emissions in the GCC. It additionally emphasizes the concept of ecological unequal exchange, providing valuable insights for tackling environmental concerns.
Date of Award | 6 Dec 2023 |
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Original language | American English |
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Supervisor | Adolf Acquaye (Supervisor) |
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- Carbon emissions
- Embodied carbon emissions
- Carbon leakage
- Carbon emission intensities
- Multi-regional input-output
Mapping Carbon Emissions Implications Of Trade Among The Gcc Countries
Alarafati, H. (Author). 6 Dec 2023
Student thesis: Master's Thesis