OPEC’s Dilemma and the Future of Oil. Navigating the Path to Net Zero

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By Weshah Razzak

Publisher: Routledge
Pages: 172. 99 B/W Illustrations
Year: 2024
ISBN 9781032784854

Description:

The UN’s Net Zero goal is to limit the rise in mean global temperatures to 1.5°C by 2050. They suggested that it could be achieved by reducing global emissions by 45 percent by 2030 and then to zero by 2050. This book is a new stress test in applied econometric analysis of oil-producing countries. It includes a positive economic analysis using a sample of 11 OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) nations from 1970 to 2019; and presents an empirical analysis of OPEC’s operating model – the state-owned oil monopoly, hence its dilemma. The book estimates a production function for every OPEC nation and then uses counterfactual scenarios to show that OPEC 's strategy to peg the price of oil by cutting oil production by more than 45 percent by 2030, results in a reduction of permanent income, which has negative macroeconomic consequences, such as on social welfare losses. The book begins by defining the dilemma, describing the stylized facts of OPEC economies and oil production organizations, their political environments, the dominant features of these economies such as oil rent, productivity; oil dependence, and the long-run and cyclical correlation between oil and output. It provides a microeconomic foundation for the macro analysis by testing the monopoly vs. competition price mechanism. Finally, there is a discussion of the policy options available to OPEC to deal with the UN’s Race to Zero. Students, scholars and researchers will benefit from the innovative ideas presented in the book and it will be a useful guide for policymakers and global governance experts.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. The Dilemma, the Stylized Facts, and the Objectives
Chapter 2. The Stress Test Strategy  
Chapter 3. The Time Series Properties of OPEC Data
Chapter 4. Estimating Baseline Permanent Income for OPEC
Chapter 5. Counterfactual Design and Empirical Stress Tests
Chapter 6. OPEC’s Options are Limited and Challenging

Author(s)
Biography

Weshah Razzak is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Related Subjects: 

Sustainable Development, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Economic Forecasting, Environmental Economics, Environment & Economics, Global Development, Economics, Finance and Accounting Economics, Finance, Business & Industry Environment and Sustainability

• Keywords: OPEC analysis, oil production, UN Net Zero, econometric analysis, oil monopoly, OPEC strategy, energy economics, oil price mechanisms, global emissions, policy options for OPEC

• Target audience:

  • Economists
  • Energy analysts
  • Policy makers
  • Researchers in energy and economics
  • Environmental scholars
  • University students in economics and energy studies
  • Global governance experts
  • Climate change strategists

• Genre:

  • Economics
  • Energy Policy
  • Environmental Studies
  • International Relations