Post-Kyoto energy strategy of the Russian Federation, outlooks and prerequisites of the Kyoto mechanisms implementation in the country

Mastepanov, A.; Pluzhnikov, Oleg; Berdin, V.; Gavrilov, Vyacheslav V.

doi:10.3763/cpol.2001.0111

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“…Recently, initial attempts have been made by experts to contrast the effects of economic depression versus implementation of policies and measures and to evaluate their impacts on emission dynamics; however, their results cannot yet provide an adequate assessment of the situation. For example, the interesting estimates presented by the experts of the Russian government suggest that about 60-70% of emission reductions in the energy sector during the last decade were attributed to economic decline, about 8-12% to initiation of institutional reforms in the energy sector and the rest due to wider use of natural gas and structural changes in the economy (Mastepanov et al, 2001). Moreover, similarly to some other countries, most of the measures resulting in emission reduction implemented in Russia, for instance, in the energy sector in the 1990s, were mainly not motivated by climate or environmental incentives, but can be regarded as 'no-regret' efforts undertaken as a result of energy sector modernization and would probably have occurred in the absence of the climate incentive.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The potential is evaluated to be about 45% of current energy consumption (Pacific and Asian Journal of Energy, 2000; Mastepanov et al, 2001;Moe and Tangen, 2000). Thus, the national climate strategy relies heavily on energy saving and energy efficiency improvements outlined in energy programmes (major items are also summarized in the recent national communication).…”

Section: Policies and Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Russia: climate policy formation and implementation during the 1990s

Nikitina

2001

Climate Policy

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Russian climate policy initially developed slowly, mostly in response to the emerging international regime in the early 1990s. Developments accelerated by the end of the decade, under the influence of the UNFCCC, and especially, its Kyoto Protocol. Developments included creation of institutional framework for domestic implementation of its reporting and other UNFCCC commitments, formulation of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures, GHG inventory compilation and reporting, crystallizing its major national positions towards international mechanisms, initiation of vertical subsidiarity of government authority in climate policy implementation, and channeling interactions between the government and business community. The Kyoto Protocol and its international mechanisms (particularly IET and JI), mark a turning point, with opportunities for Russia to benefit if the Kyoto Protocol enters into force; the apparent US withdrawal from Kyoto puts Russia in a central position. Besides external influences, national climate policy has been strongly influenced by the domestic reforms towards market economy and democracy: combining new opportunities with constraints characteristic of the transition period. The gap between climate policy goals and putting them in practice has been considerable, but is narrowing.

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Section: Emission Dynamicsmentioning

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Section: Policies and Measuresmentioning

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Russia: climate policy formation and implementation during the 1990s

Nikitina

2001

Climate Policy

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“…But while Russia's intensity increase between 1990 and 1999 has been 18%, the economies in transition countries improved their collective carbon efficiency by 12% over the same period. Given Russia all but completely lacks a climate change program and has numerous, inexpensive emissions reductions opportunities (see Moe and Tangen, 2000;Mastepanov et al, 2001), an emissions intensity target may not have proven overly burdensome. …”

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“…Russian estimates of emissions growth have been revised downwards three times since 1995 (seeGrubb et al, 2001, p. 26).5 In principle, the hot air problem could be resolved within the Kyoto framework if each country holding hot air pledged to reinvest the income received from emissions trading into emissions reduction projects. Russia has already made a proposal in this regard, and the EU has indicated its preference to buy only from states with such a mechanism in place (seeMastepanov et al, 2001). But a series of ad hoc pledges will not address the potential problem of developing country hot air in future commitment periods, nor will limiting hot air in such a manner, which will raise the cost of compliance, encourage US re-engagement.Downloaded by [The AgaKhan University] at 14:54 10 October 2014…”

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The emperor's new clothes: redressing the Kyoto Protocol

Lisowski

2002

Climate Policy

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US President Bush repudiated the Kyoto Protocol because, in his view, it is 'fatally flawed in fundamental ways'. This paper evaluates seven proposals to redress the protocol according to their potential to deal with three key issues that have reinforced US intransigence: hot air, cost uncertainty and developing country participation. It argues that negotiations on intensity targets hold the most promise. Because intensity targets limit hot air, but do not limit economic growth, and a high variance of carbon intensity exists among countries with similar GDP per capita, intensity targets based on best practice levels might be agreeable to developing countries and the US. If a protocol specifying such targets were implemented, less warming would be associated with larger world GDP than would otherwise be the case, and countries' carbon intensity and emissions per capita would tend to converge to best practice levels at every stage of development.

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“…The nature of territorial relations in the regional economy and the priorities of socio-economic development of the Ural region are considered in the works of A. I. Tatarkin [9]. A significant contribution to the forecasting of the development and location of the fuel and energy sector was made by A.M. Mastepanov [10], A. Gorshkov [11], Y. Vertakova [12], I. Kuzminov [13].…”

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Impact of energy economy development on the region’s population life quality

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Regional economic development depends on development of fuel and energy industry facilities capable of ensuring a stable and reliable supply of energy carriers. At present, it is impossible to imagine livelihood of population without electrical energy. Russia produces 1094 billion kWh of electrical energy, of which 580 billion kWh is consumed by industry. Electrical energy is the basis for development of all types of economic activities. It is a condition for creation of material values and an increase in the standard of living of population. Modern industrial technologies are characterized by high energy intensity. Industry is dependent on electrical energy which drives power equipment. Electric power affects productivity which is the main indicator of production efficiency. The increase in GRP is mainly accounted for manufacturing industry (high-tech production) and service sector. Such indicators as GRP per capita, the volume of goods shipped by manufacturing industries, consumption of electricity by industry, and electric power per worker characterize sustainable socio-economic development of regions. It is relevant to conduct a statistical analysis of these indicators and identify development prospects to ensure energy security of regions.

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Post-Kyoto energy strategy of the Russian Federation, outlooks and prerequisites of the Kyoto mechanisms implementation in the country

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Russia: climate policy formation and implementation during the 1990s

Russia: climate policy formation and implementation during the 1990s

The emperor's new clothes: redressing the Kyoto Protocol

Impact of energy economy development on the region’s population life quality

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