“…This transition period has been successful thanks to Kazakhstan's rich natural resources. Kazakhstan has about 3% of the world's total oil reserves, about 1.1% of natural gas reserves, and about 3.3% of coal reserves, and its share in the world markets is growing even more with the newly discovered natural gas and oil deposits, especially on the Caspian coast (Mudarissov and Lee, 2014;Xiong et al, 2015;Bolganbayev et al, 2022;Myrzabekkyzy et al, 2022;Mashirova et al, 2023). Kazakhstan has rich fossil energy sources and renewable energy resources such as hydroelectric, solar, wind, geothermal, and biofuels (Xiong et al, 2015;Ongarova, 2018;Taibek et al, 2023;Sabenova et al, 2023;Niyetalina et al, 2023).…”