Lunchtime Speaker: Meeting the Kingdom’s Sustainability Goals and Realizing the Vision 2030
Monday, February 5, 2018
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Level 0 lecture hall between Ibn Al-Haytham and Ibn Sina (bldgs. 2 & bldgs. 3)
A speech by David Hobbs, head of research at KAPSARC. Prior to joining the Center, he was Chief Energy Strategist and, before that, Head of Research at what is now IHS Markit.
The design of cities will be a key driver of how and whether the Kingdom will realize the Saudi Vision 2030 and meet carbon mitigation goals. Understanding the importance of energy density, efficiency and productivity in planning a sustainable future will allow policymakers and consumers to make the best decisions. However, it is important to look at all the system wide impacts of these decisions to make sure that the true costs and benefits are realized in order to maintain long term public support for policies that deliver environmentally-sustainable shared prosperity.