Open AccessEnergy, climate change and security: The Russian strategic conundrum
Author(s) -
Jakub M. Godzimirski
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of eurasian studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1879-3673
pISSN - 1879-3665
DOI - 10.1177/18793665211054518
Subject(s) - climate change , energy security , political science , fossil fuel , strategic thinking , strategic planning , business , energy (signal processing) , energy strategy , political economy , economic system , economy , energy policy , economics , renewable energy , marketing , engineering , ecology , statistics , mathematics , electrical engineering , biology , waste management
Global and regional energy markets are increasingly influenced by policies aimed at climate change mitigation, with possible grave implications for major producers and exporters of fossil fuels – including Russia, which is planning further increases. This article examines the evolution of Russian official thinking on the role of climate change as a strategic factor in policymaking as expressed in key documents on security and in strategic statements made by Presidents Putin and Medvedev (2000–2020). The set of strategic statements examined in this article show surprisingly little attention to this important matter.