Yagyavalk Bhatt

• Master of Technology
• Fellow at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

This study explores potential decarbonization pathways for Saudi Arabia’s land-based passenger transport sector to support the Kingdom’s goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2060. Given that the transport sector is a major source of national carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, this research utilizes the Saudi-specific Global C...

Indian urban infrastructure is in the middle of a massive build-up. For several decades, Indian cities were caught between the demands of an exploding population and the need to provide infrastructure in terms of health, education, transport, and services to meet the core needs of the citizenry. With increasing prosperity and leveraging the strengt...

2 Insights from India's Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy Source: Authors' illustration. Notes: This chart is not a comprehensive representation of all the policies and regulations governing renewable energy development in India. Only key developments and the timelines of central (e.g., Government of India) initiatives are shown her...

إن التقرير الخاص الصادر عن الهيئة الحكومية الدولية المعنية بتغير المناخ (IPCC) بشأن آثار الاحتباس الحراري العالمي عند 1.5 درجة مئوية (C°) فوق مستويات ما قبل الصناعة سلط الضوء على أهمية تحقيق الحياد الصفري في الانبعاثات أو مستقبل خال من الكربون. وكان هناك ضغط دولي متزايد بالنسبة لالتزامات الحياد الصفري، حيث أعلنت الدول الرئيسة المنتجة للانبعاثات – م...

The special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-industrial levels highlighted the importance of achieving net-zero emissions or a carbon-neutral future. There has subsequently been growing international pressure for net-zero commitments, with major emi...

The Indian government is considering plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) deployment as one solution to address the issues of air pollution, energy security, and climate change. We investigate the potential for PEV adoption in India, the challenges in meeting the country’s goals and ways to overcome them. We utilize a survey of 51 experts in the Indian l...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region plays a vital role in shaping the global energy markets because of its substantial amount of hydrocarbons resources. Although the GCC has abundant hydrocarbon resources, countries in the region have also shown their commitment and intent to become the global leaders in alternate energy, especially, renewabl...

This policy brief seeks to lay out a cost-effective transition pathway to a low-emissions transportation future. It highlights the effectiveness of technology-neutral frameworks that are focused on fuel economy improvements in the light- and heavy-duty vehicle sectors. It also provides measures for reducing the high costs associated with the deploy...

India, like many other countries, is seeking to diversify its automotive fuel mix away from conventional petroleum fuels to alternate, cleaner fuels. The primary reasons for its diversification are energy security and public health due to harmful emissions from automotive fuels. At present, in India, diesel and gasoline are the most common automobi...

India’s greenhouse gas emissions have grown along with its rapid economic growth, making it the world’s third-largest emitter after China and the United States. Under the Paris Agreement, India has committed to reduce its emissions intensity relative to its GDP by 33-35% by 2030, compared with its 2005 level. In this study, we assess the evolving p...

Presenting India’s 2019 budget on July 5, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sketched out the Modi government’s vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024, almost doubling the country’s current gross domestic product (GDP) of $2.73 trillion. To achieve this ambitious goal, India plans to liberalize foreign direct investment (FDI) rules and t...

KAPSARC has initiated a research project to develop insights that can facilitate the creation of a well-functioning integrated electricity market comprising the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This project identifies and examines the key issues affecting electricity market integration within the GCC and the wider Middle East an...

Rapid economic growth in China has enabled the fast development of freight transport across the country and, partly related, growth in fuel consumption. The Chinese government is making structural changes to national economic development while facing a growing number of challenges including energy security, a shrinking labor force, a worsening dome...

KAPSARC has initiated a research project to develop insights that can facilitate the creation of a well-functioning integrated electricity market comprising the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This project aims to identify and examine the key issues affecting electricity market integration within GCC countries and the wider Mid...

As an emerging economy, a major part of India’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement is an emissions intensity target. With its current policies, India is on track to achieve its climate targets under the Agreement. However, the Indian government is balancing a complicated set of domestic priorities and constraints aga...