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Towards a functioning regulatory framework for renewable energy in Russia? The promotion of renewable energy sources in the Russian Federation has been discussed at the highest political levels since the 1990s. Although good progress has been made towards the creation of a framework for developing renewable energy,...
... remained, for decades, on the back burner of international affairs, Mongolia has lately been attracting attention and interest on the part of the international community, policy-makers, political scientists, economists, businessmen and the mass media. The Russian media carried a number of stories with controversial assessments of processes currently under way in the neighbouring friendly country. ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Frontier Securities” and other multilaterals ...
... the increase in oil and natural gas demand in the world in the period up to 2030. This shift in growth away from the West makes producers look further to conquer Asian markets. Although most of gas and oil reserves are situated in the Asian part of Russia most energy trade flows areWest (Europe)-oriented. Having started exporting gas to Asia only in 2009 through Sahalin II plant, Russia is a new player in the Asian energy market. Russia’s share of gas exports to Asia dynamically increased ...
Interview with Dr. Robert M. Cutler, Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of European, Russian & Eurasian Studies at Carleton University Interview The strategic importance of Central Asia and its vast energy resources draw a lot of external interest to it. Russia traditionally has been the strongest outside player in in the region. But ...
Interview with professor Richard Sakwa Interview Over the last decade relations between Russia and the West have intermittingly fluctuated from periods of warm fronts to cold drafts. Prof. Richard Sakwa – University of Kent – offers his insight on the current temperature settings with USA, UK and the European Union. In this interview ...
The key problems in the relationship between Russia and European Union are the lack of a clear-cut goal, a weak legal foundation and excessive politicization. The situation is not beyond recovery, but improvements will take time and cannot be achieved through top-down efforts. Energy serves as a ...
... 5%, renewable energy sources (RES) – 1% ( Fig. 2 ). As you can see, fossil fuels, oil, coal and gas still remain the basis of world energy. Figure 1. Dynamics of world energy consumption in the XX century, mln tons of equivalent fuel Source: Russia’s energy industry. Problems and prospects. – Moscow, Nauka, 2006 Figure 2. Structure of PER consumption in the world, 2011 Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2011 According to most experts, a gradual, deep transformation ...
How does China cooperate with Russia in the energy sector? The twenty-first century, characterized by a multipolarity of political and economic life on the planet, saw ensuring national energy security in the development of states and regions as of prime importance. In these circumstances,...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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