The North-West of Russia is characterized by a large renewable energy resource base in geographic proximity to the EU. At the same time, EU Member States are bound by mandatory renewable energy targets which could prove to be costly to achieve in the current budgetary context and which often...

Energy efficiency is since long a cornerstone of the European internal energy policy. In recent years, it has also taken an increasing importance in the external energy relations of the EU. Given the obsolete condition of the energy system of many EU neighbouring countries, the potential for...

The introduction of an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to decarbonise the Chinese economy faces challenges relating to the tradition of heavy regulation that characterises the functioning of the largest carbon-emitting sector – coal-fired electricity production. This article examines what scope...

This study focuses on the modernisation of the electricity infrastructure in Central Asia, in particular energy efficiency improvements and clean energy development. The starting point of the analysis is the recognition by the Central Asian states that the modernisation of electricity supply...