PUBLICATIONS
Policy briefs, working papers and reports
With Thomas Bosse and Zlata Sergeeva, Lessons from Gulf Cooperation Council Countries’ Participation in the Clean Development Mechanism, KAPSARC Discussion Paper, Riyadh, KAPSARC (forthcoming in spring 2023).
With Fatih Yilmaz and Thamir Alshehri: The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2022 - Results, KAPSARC Discussion Paper, Riyadh: KAPSARC, November 2022.
With Fatih Yilmaz and Thamir Alshehri: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Circular Carbon Economy: Progress and Potential, KAPSARC Discussion Paper, Riyadh: KAPSARC, June 2022.
With Dongmei Chen, Balancing China’s Energy Security and Its Transition to Carbon Neutrality, KAPSARC Commentary, Riyadh: KAPSARC, April 2022.
Bayoumi, Moustafa, Mari Luomi, Grayson Fuller, Aisha Al-Sarihi, Arab Region SDG Index and Dashboard Report 2022, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and New York: Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, March 2022 (172 pp).
COP 26 Outcomes and Opportunities for Saudi Arabia and Other Arab Countries, KAPSARC Instant Insight, Riyadh: KAPSARC, February 2022.
Yilmaz, Fatih, Mari Luomi and Thamir Alshehri, How the Circular Carbon Economy Index Can Serve Policymaking: Case Study of Saudi Arabia, KAPSARC Commentary, Riyadh: KAPSARC, November 2021.
With Fatih Yilmaz, and Thamir Alshehri, The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2021 - Results, KAPSARC Discussion Paper, Riyadh: KAPSARC, November 2021.
With Fatih Yilmaz and Thamir Alshehri: The Circular Carbon Economy Index 2021 - Methodology, KAPSARC Methodology Paper, Riyadh: KAPSARC, November 2021.
With Thamir Alshehri and Nicholas Howarth: Measuring to Manage: The Case for Improving CO2 Monitoring and Reporting in Saudi Arabia, KAPSARC Commentary, Riyadh: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), July 2021.
With Moustafa Bayoumi: Recovering Better from COVID-19: Middle East at the Crossroads, Policy Paper, June 2021. Dubai: Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government, 2021.
With Fatih Yilmaz, Thamir Alshehri and Nicholas Howarth. The Circular Carbon Economy Index – Methodological Approach and Conceptual Framework, KAPSARC Methodology Paper, Riyadh: KAPSARC, June 2021.
Global Climate Change Governance: The Search for Effectiveness and Universality, Policy brief, Still Only One Earth: Lessons from 50 years of UN sustainable development policy series. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 8 December 2020, 11 pp.
Global Governance of Sustainable Energy: Access and Sustainable Transitions, Policy brief, Still Only One Earth: Lessons from 50 years of UN sustainable development policy series. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 16 November 2020, 10 pp.
EU and GCC Aviation and Tourism: From a Historic Crisis towards a Sustainable Recovery, Research Paper, October 2020. Brussels: The Bussola Institute, October 2020, 38 pp.
Gulf States’ Climate Change Policies Amid a Global Pandemic, Issue Paper, 6/2020. The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, 25 September 2020.
With Jennifer Allan and Rishikesh Bhandary: Reinforcing Global Climate Governance to Deliver Higher Ambition. Policy brief. G20 Think-20 Taskforce 5 – The Future of Multilateralism and Global Governance, September 2020.
With Tanzeed Alam et al. COVID-19 Recovery: How the G20 Can Accelerate Sustainable Energy Transitions in the Power Sector by Supporting the Private Sector. Policy brief. G20 Think-20 Taskforce 2 – Climate Change and Environment, September 2020.
Where Are the Leaders? Analysis of the COP 25 Climate Change Conference, EDA Insight, December 2019. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Diplomatic Academy, 10 pp.
With Grayson Fuller, Lara Dahan, Karina Lisboa Båsund, Eve de la Mothe Karoubi and Guillaume Lafortune: Arab Region SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2019, Abu Dhabi and New York: SDG Centre of Excellence for the Arab Region/Emirates Diplomatic Academy and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2019, 142 pp.
With Aisha Al-Sarihi: Climate Change Governance and Cooperation in the Arab Region, EDA Insight, July 2019. Abu Dhabi: EDA, 2019, 14 pp.
Environmental Security: Addressing Water and Climate Change Risks in the UAE, EDA Working Paper, April 2019. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Diplomatic Academy, 2019, 26 pp.
The Foreign Relations of Energy Transitions - Framing the Issue for the UAE, EDA Insight, December 2018. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), 2018.
With Mashael Al Ansari: Enabling Leadership from the UAE’s Private Sector on Global Climate Action, EDA Insight, October 2018. Abu Dhabi: EDA, 2018.
With Tanzeed Alam: Engaging Gulf Non-state and Subnational Actors in Implementing the Paris Agreement, EDA Working Paper. May 2018. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2018.
Leveraging Market Mechanisms for Climate Change Mitigation in the UAE and Gulf Region, EDA Insight, March 2018. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2018.
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals – Early Experiences in the Arab Region, EDA Insight, February 2018. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2018.
Synergies between Global Food Security and Climate Goals – Recommendations for Gulf Countries' Foreign Trade, Investments and Aid, EDA Insight, August 2017. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2017.
Financing Sustainable Development through Development Cooperation: Role for Arab Donors, EDA Insight, July 2017. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2017, 10 pp.
Global Trends in Oil and Energy: Implications for the GCC and Foreign Policy Responses, EDA Insight, June 2017. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2017, 5 pp.
Food and Foreign Policy: Options for the UAE and Other Import-Dependent Countries, EDA Working Paper, March 2017. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2017, 23 pp.
Preparing 21st Century Diplomats: EDA's Experience with Immersive Training in Climate Change Negotiations, EDA, February 2017. Abu Dhabi, Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), 2017, 20 pp.
The UN Marrakesh Climate Change Conference: Aligning the UNFCCC with the Post-Paris Era, EDA Insight, December 2016. Abu Dhabi, Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), 2016, 9 pp.
Operationalising and Implementing the Paris Agreement: Issues of Interest for the GCC Countries, EDA Insight, June 2016. Abu Dhabi, EDA, 2016, 14 pp.
Global Governance of the Climate-Energy Nexus: Towards National Engagement Strategies, EDA Working Paper, May 2016. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Diplomatic Academy, 2016, 32 pp.
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Implications for the UAE, EDA Insight, December 2015. Abu Dhabi, Emirates Diplomatic Academy, 2015, 10 pp.
The International Relations of the Green Economy in the Gulf - Lessons from the UAE's State-led Energy Transition, 56 pp. OIES Paper MEP 12. Oxford: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford, 2015.
Sustainable Energy in Brazil: Reversing Past Achievements or Realizing Future Potential, 51 pp. OIES Paper SP 34. Oxford: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford, 2014.
Mainstreaming Climate Policy in the Gulf Cooperation Council States, 73 pp. OIES Paper MEP 7. Oxford: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, University of Oxford, 2014.
With John Crist, Bushra Alam and Muhammad Bilal Shakir: Environmental Sustainability in Education City: Green Beacon or Green Islands?, 56 pp. Final Report. Qatar National Research Fund's Undergraduate Research Experience Program, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Doha, 2013. Unpublished.
Qatar’s Natural Sustainability: Plans, Perceptions and Pitfalls, CIRS Occasional Paper. Doha: Center for International and Regional Studies, 2012.
From Climate Antagonists to Low-Carbon Protagonists? The Changing Role of the Gulf OPEC States in the UNFCCC, With Axel Michaelowa. FNI Climate Policy Perspectives 6. Oslo: Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2012.
Gulf Monarchies and Multilateral Institutions in the Climate Change Era, Conference paper presented in the 2012 Gulf Studies Conference, panel on Energy (R)evolutions in the Gulf. Exeter: University of Exeter, 16-20 July 2012. Unpublished.
The Green Agents of Rentier Monarchies: The Cases of Abu Dhabi and Qatar, Conference paper presented in the 2011 Gulf Research Meeting, workshop on the Impact of Climate Change on the Gulf Region. Cambridge: Gulf Research Center, 6-9 July, 2011. Unpublished.
Managing Blue Gold: New Perspectives on Water Security in the Levantine Middle East, (Ed.) FIIA Report 25. Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2010.
Climate or Oil Politics? Avoiding a Destabilising Resource Split in the Arab Middle East, FIIA Briefing Paper 58. Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2010.
Ilmasto- vai öljypolitiikkaa? Lähi-idän arabimaiden ilmastopolitiikan selitysten jäljillä, FIIA Working Paper 62. Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2010.
Bargaining in the Saudi Bazaar: Common Ground for a Post-2012 Climate Agreement?, FIIA Briefing Paper 48. Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2009.
With: Alexandru Luta, Anna Korppoo and Andrew Jones:Towards a New Climate Regime? The Key Players Gearing up for Copenhagen, Working Paper 60. Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2009.
Sectarian Identities or Geopolitics? The Regional Shia-Sunni Divide in the Middle East. FIIA Working Paper 56, Helsinki: The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2008.
'The Middle East and Northern Africa' with Heidi Huuhtanen in Sivonen, Pekka and Henrikki Heikka (eds.) Predictions Regarding International Actors up to the Year 2030. Helsinki: Ministry of Defence of Finland, 2007.
Lähi-idän mediakooste 1/2007-10/2007. The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Helsinki 2007. (Middle East media analysis)
Perceptions and Misperceptions Shaping Attitudes and Behaviours in the Middle East. (With M. Brauhoff, A. Drevet, Z. Fan, C. Kolbe, Y. Natsis, Y. Saab and D. Ünal) 10th International Summer School. Berlin: The German Council on Foreign Relations; International Forum on Strategic Thinking, 2006.
Book chapters
'Environmental Change and Security', in Alexander, K. and W. Guéraiche, Facets of Security in the United Arab Emirates, London: Routledge, 2022.
'Climate Change Policy in the Arab Region', in Sim, L-C. and R. Mills: Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa. London: Palgrave, 2021.
'Warsaw: Birth of the INDC', in Allan, Jennifer, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Alice Bisiaux, Pamela Chasek, Natalie Jones, Mari Luomi, Anna Schulz, Cleo Verkuijl and Bryndis Woods (eds.): From Bali to Marrakech: A Decade of International Climate Negotiations as Told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. New York: IISD, 2017.
'The Economic and Prestige Aspects of Abu Dhabi’s Nuclear Program', in Kamrava, Mehran (ed.): The Nuclear Question in the Middle East, pp. 125-158. London and New York: Hurst and Columbia University Press, 2012. See also: The Nuclear Question in the Middle East, Summary Report, 2011.
'Reforming the Higher Education: the GCC highway in the shadow of the World Bank road' in: Higher Education in the Gulf States: Shaping Economies, Politics and Culture, pp. 41-58. SOAS Middle East Issues. London: Saqi Books, 2008.
'Climate Change Policy in the Arab Region', in Sim, L-C. and R. Mills: Low Carbon Energy in the Middle East and North Africa. London: Palgrave, 2021.
'Warsaw: Birth of the INDC', in Allan, Jennifer, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Alice Bisiaux, Pamela Chasek, Natalie Jones, Mari Luomi, Anna Schulz, Cleo Verkuijl and Bryndis Woods (eds.): From Bali to Marrakech: A Decade of International Climate Negotiations as Told by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. New York: IISD, 2017.
'The Economic and Prestige Aspects of Abu Dhabi’s Nuclear Program', in Kamrava, Mehran (ed.): The Nuclear Question in the Middle East, pp. 125-158. London and New York: Hurst and Columbia University Press, 2012. See also: The Nuclear Question in the Middle East, Summary Report, 2011.
'Reforming the Higher Education: the GCC highway in the shadow of the World Bank road' in: Higher Education in the Gulf States: Shaping Economies, Politics and Culture, pp. 41-58. SOAS Middle East Issues. London: Saqi Books, 2008.
Journal articles
‘Key Issues for Policymakers to Address at COP 27’, Oxford Energy Forum, Issue 133, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, October 2022.
‘Carbon Markets and Related Opportunities for the Gulf’, Oxford Energy Forum, Issue 132, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, September 2022.
Alshehri, Thami, Jan Frederik Braun, Nicholas Howarth, Alessandro Lanza, and Mari Luomi, ‘Saudi Arabia’s Climate Change Policy and the Circular Carbon Economy Approach’, Climate Policy, May 2022.
Luomi, Mari, ‘What to Expect from COP 26 on Energy and Emission Targets’, Oxford Energy Forum, Issue 129, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, September 2021.
'Turning the Tide in the Arab Region: How Data-driven Policy Can Accelerate Achieving the SDGs', Dubai Policy Review, February 2020.
With John Crist, Bushra Alam and Muhammad Bilal Shakir: 'Environmental Sustainability in Qatar's Education City: Strategies, Initiatives and Education', QScience Connect, 41 2013.
'Gulf of Interest: Why Oil Still Dominates in Middle Eastern Climate Politics', Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf and the Red Sea, 2 (1) 2011, pp. 249-266.
'Abu Dhabi's Alternative Energy Initiatives: Seizing Climate Change Opportunities'. Middle East Policy, Vol. XVI, No. 4, Winter 2009, pp. 102-117.
'Öljymonarkiat pyrkivät eroon öljytaloudesta'. Ulkopolitiikka, 45 (3) 2008, pp. 22-25.
'La seguridad energética de las pequeñas monarquías del Golfo y el cambio climático'. Revista Militar, No 770, 2008, pp. 29-38.
'Kenen ääni kuuluu al-Jazeeralla? ' Ulkopolitiikka, 44 (3) 2007, pp. 34-35.
'Ydinohjelma on osa Iranin alueellista politiikkaa'. Ulkopolitiikka, 44 (1) 2007, pp. 28-33.
‘Carbon Markets and Related Opportunities for the Gulf’, Oxford Energy Forum, Issue 132, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, September 2022.
Alshehri, Thami, Jan Frederik Braun, Nicholas Howarth, Alessandro Lanza, and Mari Luomi, ‘Saudi Arabia’s Climate Change Policy and the Circular Carbon Economy Approach’, Climate Policy, May 2022.
Luomi, Mari, ‘What to Expect from COP 26 on Energy and Emission Targets’, Oxford Energy Forum, Issue 129, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, September 2021.
'Turning the Tide in the Arab Region: How Data-driven Policy Can Accelerate Achieving the SDGs', Dubai Policy Review, February 2020.
With John Crist, Bushra Alam and Muhammad Bilal Shakir: 'Environmental Sustainability in Qatar's Education City: Strategies, Initiatives and Education', QScience Connect, 41 2013.
'Gulf of Interest: Why Oil Still Dominates in Middle Eastern Climate Politics', Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf and the Red Sea, 2 (1) 2011, pp. 249-266.
'Abu Dhabi's Alternative Energy Initiatives: Seizing Climate Change Opportunities'. Middle East Policy, Vol. XVI, No. 4, Winter 2009, pp. 102-117.
'Öljymonarkiat pyrkivät eroon öljytaloudesta'. Ulkopolitiikka, 45 (3) 2008, pp. 22-25.
'La seguridad energética de las pequeñas monarquías del Golfo y el cambio climático'. Revista Militar, No 770, 2008, pp. 29-38.
'Kenen ääni kuuluu al-Jazeeralla? ' Ulkopolitiikka, 44 (3) 2007, pp. 34-35.
'Ydinohjelma on osa Iranin alueellista politiikkaa'. Ulkopolitiikka, 44 (1) 2007, pp. 28-33.
Book reviews
‘Political Economy of Energy Reform: The Clean Energy-Fossil Fuel Balance in the Gulf’ by Giacomo Luciani and Rabia Ferroukhi (eds.), Journal of Arabian Studies, Vol. 7 (2017) Issue 2, pp. 312–4.
‘Shifting Geo-Economic Power of the Gulf: Oil, Finance and Institutions’ by Matteo Legrenzi and Bessma Momani (eds.), Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea, 3 (1) 2013, pp. 145-147.
‘Inside the Kingdom. Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia’ by Robert Lacey, Ulkopolitiikka, 47 (1) 2010, p. 67.
'Iran: huntu ja haaste. Yritys ymmärtää Iranin yhteiskuntaa' by Liisa Liimatainen. Ulkopolitiikka, 46 (2) 2009, p. 68.
'Toinen maailmanpolitiikka – 10 käsitettä feministiseen kansainvälisten suhteiden tutkimukseen' by Johanna Kantola and Johanna Valenius (eds.), Ulkopolitiikka, 44 (3) 2007, p. 65.
‘Shifting Geo-Economic Power of the Gulf: Oil, Finance and Institutions’ by Matteo Legrenzi and Bessma Momani (eds.), Journal of Arabian Studies: Arabia, the Gulf, and the Red Sea, 3 (1) 2013, pp. 145-147.
‘Inside the Kingdom. Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia’ by Robert Lacey, Ulkopolitiikka, 47 (1) 2010, p. 67.
'Iran: huntu ja haaste. Yritys ymmärtää Iranin yhteiskuntaa' by Liisa Liimatainen. Ulkopolitiikka, 46 (2) 2009, p. 68.
'Toinen maailmanpolitiikka – 10 käsitettä feministiseen kansainvälisten suhteiden tutkimukseen' by Johanna Kantola and Johanna Valenius (eds.), Ulkopolitiikka, 44 (3) 2007, p. 65.