Carbon Management for Sustainable Development: An Examination of Potential Technological Transition Paths of the Saudi Arabian System of Innovation to a Cleaner Energy Economy

With the rising global concern regarding climate change, carbon management technologies can play an essential role in facilitating a transition in Saudi Arabia’s energy economy towards sustainability. This presentation highlights some of the the transition paths in implementing carbon management technologies onto Saudi Arabia’s energy sector and industries over time in terms of the various systems of innovation, namely the National System of Innovation, the Sectoral System of Innovation and the Technological System of Innovation. These systems of innovation can help Saudi Arabia’s energy policies spur innovation in carbon management technologies.