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Monitoring the sustainability of Russia's energy development
Author(s) -
Aslanyan Garegin,
Molodtsov Sergey,
Iakobtchouk Vitali
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2005.00145.x
Subject(s) - sustainability , population , business , energy (signal processing) , agency (philosophy) , sustainable development , resource (disambiguation) , energy supply , energy policy , energy intensity , natural resource economics , environmental resource management , economic growth , environmental economics , economics , political science , renewable energy , engineering , mathematics , ecology , computer network , philosophy , statistics , electrical engineering , epistemology , computer science , law , biology , demography , sociology
This article presents an assessment of Russia's energy sector, its current state and planned future direction. The analysis of Russia's energy trends is based on a set of indicators for sustainable energy development (ISED), developed under the leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The article discusses Russia's Energy Strategy to 2020, and outlines major developments and challenges of the country's energy system. Russia's energy priorities, captured in the Strategy to 2020, emphasize securing a stable and uninterrupted energy supply; reducing energy intensity and improving energy efficiency; developing the domestic energy resource base; reducing negative environmental impacts; and ensuring affordable energy for the poorer segments of the population. Energy needs and challenges are discussed in relation to the three aspects of sustainability as defined in Agenda 21: economic, social and environmental. Concerns are expressed regarding environmental repercussions of energy development, in particular since Russia's 1998 economic rebound. There are also concerns, despite the economic recovery, that anticipated increases in energy tariffs may exceed the affordability of poorer segments of the population.