By Jim Krane and Karen Young
On October 22, Saudi Arabia declared a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060. The authors explain why moving towards that goal is both essential and particularly challenging for a kingdom built on oil, but also why Saudis are strategically poised to make the shift. Read more in Al-Monitor.
Oct. 28, 2021, 9:46 a.m.
Ghasideh Pourhashem, Ph.D., is a nonresident scholar at the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies. Pourhashem is broadly interested in incorporating sustainability into decision-making and how policies can help foster innovative approaches to sustainable energy development. Her work evaluates the environmental, …
Julie A. Cohn, Ph.D., is a research historian in the Center for Public History at the University of Houston. Her work focuses on energy infrastructures, environmental history, technological change, and the relationships between government, business, and the public. Cohn’s book, …
