Energy Integration in Eurasian Economic Union: Preliminary Study on Progress and Policy Implications

Shadrina, Elena

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-0317-7_8

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“…For example, Bøås (2000) notes that regional integration may not necessarily improve environmental governance if all countries are not on board (as in the EaEU), while Ulph (1998) shows that gains may come from environmental harmonization among countries, but these gains may not be realized if trade policy is executed strategically. Similarly, the reliance of EaEU countries on mineral and fossil fuels, and the mere fact that the greatest integration economically has come within the energy market (Shadrina 2020), may mean that the competitive and innovative pressures that come with liberalized integration and which are crucial for environmental improvement are absent.…”

Section: What Effect Did Eaeu Trade Have On the Environment?mentioning

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Part of the Problem? The Eurasian Economic Union and Environmental Challenges in the Former Soviet Union

Hartwell

2021

Problems of Post-Communism

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While there is a sizeable body of evidence linking greater economic freedom to better environmental outcomes, one of the outliers which persists is the ambiguous relationship of trade to the environment. Some theoretical approaches posit that trade would lead to a "race to the bottom," where firms would move to countries with the laxest regulations; on the other hand, the competitive effects of trade should force polluting firms to clean up in order to better serve their customers. But what occurs when trade expands among countries who already have shown -via policy and politics -that the environment is not a priority? Such an example comes from real life with the Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU), a collection of autocracies who have pursued integration but without any extensive, market-based liberalization. This paper examines the role of the EaEU in increasing trade among its member states and attempts to ascertain the effect this has had on the already-fragile environments in each of these countries. A theoretical examination, backed up with an empirical exercise, shows that the EaEU did indeed lead to more environmentally unfriendly production. I conclude that the EaEU needs to shift towards marketbased liberalization in order to improve environmental quality within the group.

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Part of the Problem? The Eurasian Economic Union and Environmental Challenges in the Former Soviet Union

Hartwell

2021

Problems of Post-Communism

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“…This aspect is relevant to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the members of the Eurasian Economic Union (together with Armenia, Belarus and Russia). Kazakhstan has been benefiting from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) financing and Russia's investments in RE projects [44,45]. Importantly, Yao et al [46] finds that compared to developed economies, the developing countries reach the turning point on the U-shaped renewable energy Kuznets curve at a lower income level.…”

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“…Consumers can choose a provider of electric power. By 2025, a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Kazakhstan (together with Kyrgyzstan) will be integrated into the Common Electric Power Market (CEPM) [44,45].…”

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Non-Hydropower Renewable Energy in Central Asia: Assessment of Deployment Status and Analysis of Underlying Factors

Shadrina

2020

Energies

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Despite globally progressing energy transition, the deployment of non-hydropower renewable energy (NHRE) in Central Asia is moderate and varies by country. This paper aims to explain why Central Asian countries with significant challenges in the energy sector are least engaged in NHRE development. In doing so, the paper first reviews scholarly work on renewable energy (RE) deployment in developing countries. For assessing the NHRE development status in Central Asian countries, the paper adopts a two-stage analytical framework. First, it assesses the current situation in these states’ energy sectors in connection to their economic growth and development, environmental sustainability and energy security. Then, it analyses the preparedness of the national energy sectors for NHRE diffusion in six dimensions: structure of energy sector, RE regulation, institutions and governance, capital and investment, infrastructure and business environment, and human capital. Based on the results of the two-stage analysis, the paper argues that more advanced economically and institutionally countries are more likely to commence NHRE development.

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A double paradox of plenty: renewable energy deployment in Central Asia

Shadrina

2020

Eurasian Geography and Economics

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Energy Integration in Eurasian Economic Union: Preliminary Study on Progress and Policy Implications

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Part of the Problem? The Eurasian Economic Union and Environmental Challenges in the Former Soviet Union

Part of the Problem? The Eurasian Economic Union and Environmental Challenges in the Former Soviet Union

Non-Hydropower Renewable Energy in Central Asia: Assessment of Deployment Status and Analysis of Underlying Factors

A double paradox of plenty: renewable energy deployment in Central Asia

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