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Eurasian Integration and Its Institutions : Possible Contributions to Security in Eurasia
Vinokurov, Evgeny; Libman, Alexander - 2017
The authors turn to the large family of institutions that came into existence in post-Soviet Eurasia (and, in some ways, beyond it) over the last two decades. The researchers review their current state, agenda, real and perceived mandate, and their respective achievements and constraints. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014118027
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Asian Energy and Environmental Policy: Promoting Growth While Preserving the Environment
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Asia has truly experienced spectacular economic growth over the past 15 years. However, this economic progress has come … fact that one-fifth of the population in Asia still lives on less than US$ 1 per day (PPP-adjusted), the region is already … international levels to deal with growing concerns about the environmental challenges in Asia in order to help to put the region on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837447
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Oil usage, gas consumption and economic growth: Evidence from Poland
Lach, Łukasz - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This paper investigates causal links between economic growth, oil consumption and natural gas usage in Poland on the basis of quarterly data for the period Q1 2000 – Q4 2009. The application of the Toda–Yamamoto procedure, a nonlinear Granger causality test, bootstrap techniques and an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259721
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Reviewing the Viability of Renewable Energy in Community Electrification: The Case of Remote Western Australian Communities
Byrnes, Liam; Brown, Colin; Wagner, Liam; Foster, John - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
Governments and utilities are struggling to respond to the increasing costs of energy supply in remote networks while still meeting social objectives of access and availability. Due to vast distances and sparse population, remote Australian communities are generally electrified by distributed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184587
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Looming Power Crisis in Andhra Pradesh
Motkuri, Venkatanarayana; Bhagavatula, Sridhar - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Andhra Pradesh has been experiencing increasing energy deficits since 2004-05. Energy deficit has increased from a negligible 0.7% in 2004-05 to 6.6% in 2009-10 and to a whopping 22.8% in 2012-13 (as per load generation balance report 2012-13, Central Electricity Authority, 2013). On the whole,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260301
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China's hunt for oil in Africa in perspective
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
China is concerned about the security of its sea-lanes for imports and desires to diversify its oil supplies from the Middle East in order to sustain economic growth. These concerns have sparked China’s interest in trying to ensure oil supplies from as many sources as possible and in reducing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005790138
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Energy consumption, emissions and economic growth in an oil producing country
Ismail, Mohd Adib; Mawar, Murni Yunus - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This study is aimed to examine the causal relationship between economic growth, energy consumption and emissions in Bahrain. As required by the Kyoto Protocol where Bahrain has ratified in 2006, it is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study uses Toda and Yamamoto’s (1995) approach...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259502
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Trans Anadolu Dogal Gaz Boru Hattı Projesinin Ekonomik ve Stratejik Beklentileri
Suleymanov, Elchin; Hasanov, Fakhri; Nuri Aras, Osman - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The Republic of Azerbaijan is one of the oil and gas rich countires of the former Soviet Union. After the second stage of the Shah Deniz gas field, natural gas exltation and exportation became one of the key issues in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas stategy. Diversification of the oil and gas...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260148
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Nükleer Enerji Sahibi Olma Kararını Etkileyen Faktörler ve Türkiye için Tahminler
Bülent, Köksal; Abdülkadir, Civan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Using data for 67 countries for the period 1980-2005, we analyze to what extent do the decisions of having nuclear power and the share of nuclear energy in total energy use depend on economic, politic, social and geographic factors. Our econometric model that takes the selectivity problems of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261055
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Aspects of Consumers’ Rights Protection for the Centralised Urban Heating Services
Irimie, Sabin Ioan; Petrilean, Dan Codrut; Dumirescu, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This study approaches the issue of urban heating services in the current context of development and crisis. The importance of the energy area is highlighted in a globalised world as well as of knowledge, current state and the implications on the efficiency and sustainability of urban energy for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111673