TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of the GCC Cooperation on Renewable Energy Issues AU - Baker Abu Elhawa, Eman AU - Mohammad Hussain, Mohammad JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 27 SP - 6489 EP - 6496 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.6489.6496 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.6489.6496 KW - Assessment KW -cooperation KW -Gulf states KW -energy KW -renewable AB - When talking about political cooperation among the Gulf Cooperation Council member states concerning their endeavors toward the utilization of renewable energy, two contradicting approaches should be recognized. On the one hand; the supporters of the first approach assure that it isdifficult to overlook the benefits of renewable energy projects which are positively reflected on the GCC communities which have already started a number of projects in this area. On the other hand; thesupporters of the second approach think that the GCCmember states lack the legislative environment and the integrated political system which are a prerequisite for fruitful cooperation in the field of renewable energy. This is why it is necessary to pass suitable legislations and enact ambitious political programmes in this regard. Consequently, the problem of this thesis could be expressed by the following question: What is the current status of GCC cooperation on renewable energy issues? ER -