Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States
The paper discusses existing trends and prospects for decarbonization in the Commonwealth of Independent States (the CIS), an international organization that regroups Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The CIS occupies a s...
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| author | Liliana Proskuryakova Georgy Ermolenko |
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| description | The paper discusses existing trends and prospects for decarbonization in the Commonwealth of Independent States (the CIS), an international organization that regroups Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The CIS occupies a significant share of Eurasia, representing a large share of global energy consumption and production with a corresponding carbon footprint. These countries and their decarbonization prospects are rarely discussed in the English-language scientific literature. This paper fills in this gap by offering a comprehensive analysis based on statistical data, policy documents, and scenario-based future projections. The results underline that revisiting Nationally Determined Contributions, increasing energy efficiency, and decoupling GDP growth from greenhouse gas emissions are essential to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The future energy mix should include larger shares of renewable energy, hydrogen, fossil fuels (highly efficient with carbon capture), and nuclear energy to achieve energy security and decarbonize the economy of the region in the long term. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1553cbf1593e4cd6a86a6de9b9cd895f2023-11-24T01:02:51ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-03-01156198710.3390/en15061987Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent StatesLiliana Proskuryakova0Georgy Ermolenko1Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, RussiaExecutive Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council, 119049 Moscow, RussiaThe paper discusses existing trends and prospects for decarbonization in the Commonwealth of Independent States (the CIS), an international organization that regroups Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The CIS occupies a significant share of Eurasia, representing a large share of global energy consumption and production with a corresponding carbon footprint. These countries and their decarbonization prospects are rarely discussed in the English-language scientific literature. This paper fills in this gap by offering a comprehensive analysis based on statistical data, policy documents, and scenario-based future projections. The results underline that revisiting Nationally Determined Contributions, increasing energy efficiency, and decoupling GDP growth from greenhouse gas emissions are essential to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The future energy mix should include larger shares of renewable energy, hydrogen, fossil fuels (highly efficient with carbon capture), and nuclear energy to achieve energy security and decarbonize the economy of the region in the long term.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/6/1987Commonwealth of Independent Statescarbon neutralitydecarbonizationclimate changescenario analysisenergy efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Liliana Proskuryakova Georgy Ermolenko Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States Energies Commonwealth of Independent States carbon neutrality decarbonization climate change scenario analysis energy efficiency |
| title | Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| title_full | Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| title_fullStr | Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| title_short | Decarbonization Prospects in the Commonwealth of Independent States |
| title_sort | decarbonization prospects in the commonwealth of independent states |
| topic | Commonwealth of Independent States carbon neutrality decarbonization climate change scenario analysis energy efficiency |
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