Russian interventions in South Ossetia and Crimea indicate a major shift in Moscow''s policy towards the former Soviet republics. This article compares the two interventions in terms of military performance, basis of legitimacy, and motivational goals. This confirms the formation of a new and more assertive Russian policy in the region.
READ MOREEnergy transition theory suggests that there is a ''ladder of fuel preferences'' from low-quality biomassbased fuels to more efficient and versatile modern fuels such as kerosene, liquefied
READ MOREAfter the events of 9/11, the South Caucasus (and the wider Black Sea) was brought back into mainstream politics in the USA and the EU, with the region playing a crucial role in the support to allied operations in Afghanistan (Cornell et al. 2006, p. 66).This also coincided with EU an d NATO enlargement into Eastern Europe and a growing
READ MORESINGAPORE - South-east Asia has to speed up in building its renewable energy capacities in order to hit the region''s net-zero targets, experts said on April 4.
READ MOREAccelerating the energy transition in South Asia will require retiring coal-fired power plants, which will impact industries and jobs. In line with COP26''s second goal
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READ MORESoutheast Asia accounts for 9% of the world''s population, 6% of the world''s GDP and 4% of world energy consumption. The region''s population is expected to grow to nearly 800
READ MOREThe primary barrier identified to the energy transition in South Africa was the state electrical utility ESKOM, which occupies a central position in terms of the country''s national energy strategy. It is the largest generator of electricity in Africa ( Baker et al., 2014 ) and is described by Jaglin and Dubresson (2016) as the 6th largest
READ MOREThis discussion paper is produced for Ecosperity 2019 by Temasek, drawing upon analyses and data from the IEA. The discussion paper includes references to the NPS and SDS
READ MORERussian linkages. Levitsky and Way (Citation 2010, 43–44) differentiate between six different types of linkages: economic linkage, intergovernmental linkage, technocratic, social, information and civil society linkages fore we investigate the nature and the extent of each of these linkages between Russia and Abkhazia and South
READ MORE4 · Out of the current energy crisis, a new energy strategy is required, one that decarbonizes economies worldwide. If ASEAN can achieve this, its countries will enjoy
READ MOREScotland''s Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan sets out a route map of actions the Scottish Government will take to deliver a flourishing net zero energy system that supplies affordable, resilient and clean energy to Scotland''s workers, households, communities and businesses. The region''s Energy Transition Plan will seek to use
READ MOREMoving to clean energy is key to combating climate change, yet in the past five years, the energy transition has stagnated. Energy consumption and production contribute to two-thirds of global emissions, and 81% of the global energy system is still based on fossil fuels, the same percentage as 30 years ago.
READ MOREWe have worked in the past years on a project modelling the energy transition in Romania and, according to our calculations, it is economically feasible and technically possible to completely remove coal from the energy mix by 2027. Either our people, for political reasons, want to push it as far as possible, and of course that leaves you with
READ MOREA just transition to a low-carbon economy will benefit all South Africans by driving economic growth, creating jobs, and increasing our energy security, while addressing the serious threat of climate change. Our Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP) for the five-year period 2023-2027 sets out the scale of need and the investments
READ MORESouth Ossetia; Transnistria; Turkey; Ukraine; Sections. All the news; Topics; Dossiers; Mining - and its exploitation for energy production - has traditionally provided work to many inhabitants is the largest electricity production plant in Greece. To ensure that the energy transition does not endanger the economy of Western Macedonia
READ MORESoutheast Asia''s energy demand is expected to increase by 60% by 2040 in line with the region''s rapid economic growth led by increasing industrial activities, growing population
READ MOREAnd in 2008, as tensions flared again in South Ossetia, Russian troops invaded, defeating Georgia''s forces in short order, like the green energy transition and the risks of AI and the digital economy. Peter Harrell; 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036-2103 Phone: 202 483 7600.
READ MOREThe authors do so by Energy transitions in the global South 157 questioning the dominant high-tech visons and narratives of sustainable energy transitions as proposed and perpetuated by the North, particularly in the EU Directive 2018/2001 on promoting the use of energy from renewable sources. When aiming to enable visions of sustainable energy
READ MORETransition The demand for energy resides at the core of human activities and socioeconomic progress. While promoting universal access to modern energy is important, it is equally important to ensure that this is done in a sustainable manner. The energy-related SDGs, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SDG7), tackling climate
READ MOREThis requires the region to embrace energy transition by reducing its dependence on fossil fuels, finding novel renewable energy solutions, and advancing
READ MORELike most countries in the world, Southeast Asia''s economies have made their own nationally determined commitments during UN climate conferences. Southeast
READ MOREThis report explores the potential socio-economic impacts of the energy transition in Southeast Asia. It shows that an ambitious energy transition will deliver a broad range
READ MORESouth Africa was the first UN member to put "just transition" on the UN climate agenda in 2011, and it was the first country to integrate the concept in its Nationally Determined Contribution in 2015. 4.The UK, as chair of the International Partners Group, will also publish a twelve month update. 5.
READ MOREThis book explores how the key economies of South Asia are addressing issues such as the diversification of energy consumption profiles and import sources,
READ MORESupplies of Russian natural gas through Georgia to the breakaway territory of South Ossetia were resumed last weekend after a six-month disruption. The
READ MORESouth Africa''s minerals-energy complex is underpinned by an economy that is structurally dependent upon energy intensive growth, based on abundant sources of low-cost coal and the exploitation of black labour (Baker et al. 2014).While the architecture of South Africa''s political economy creates enduring structures of power between the
READ MOREOur Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP) for the five-year period 2023-2027 sets out the scale of need and the investments required to achieve the decarbonisation commitments in our Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which outlines the rate at which South Africa plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
READ MORERussia on Friday resumed gas supplies to the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia after a six-month break. Flows resumed after a damaged pipeline Menu. Energy Debate. Energy Intelligence Forum; Conversation of the Century; Ukraine Crisis: Energy Impact; Energy Transition Research; Gas and LNG Research; Oil Markets Research; Risk
READ MOREABSTRACT. This article applies the concepts of linkage and leverage as developed by Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way and elaborated by Gwendolyn Sasse in the introduction to this special issue of East European Politics to Russia''s involvement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the two quasi-independent states in the South Caucasus.
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