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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will soon become an active partner in global ecological governance after the UN granted the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center a key role in its environmental activities. According to a KAPSARC press note, the think tank will now be able participate in global energy, climate and environment dialogues, as well as adopt an observer status,

Through its observer status, KAPSARC can formally contribute with expertise, research, and evidence-based insights to UNEP's initiatives and global dialogue.

The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), a leading Riyadh-based advisory think tank, has signed a memorandum of understanding

Under the agreement, the two institutions will strengthen their world-class research by collaborating on priority topics, including energy economics, technology, policy, and the environment, for the mutual benefit of both organizations and the global community.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Three Czarevnas of Underground Kingdom (1879). A painting by Viktor Vasnetsov. The painting is based on the Russian fairy tale The Three Kingdoms: Copper, Silver, and Golden view more  Credit: Viktor Vasnetsov; Tretyakov Gallery Titled "Energy transition at the crossroads", the new issue of the Russian Journal of Economics gets a set of profound messages across, which can be summarized as: "transition matters, transition goes, yet transition is not a simple, unified ma...