Ideally, to reduce energy insecurity, a nation needs to deploy a range of renewable energy (RE) sources. For Central … sustainability, as the LSHPPs are infamous for their adverse environmental impacts; and security, as the water-energy nexus leaves … national energy policymaking susceptible to sometimes arduous regional consensus. The latter aspect is especially relevant in …

Pakistan imports nearly a third of its energy resources in the form of oil, coal, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). An … import-driven energy policy is not sustainable for Pakistan, making it energy insecure in the long term. Besides being a … drain on its foreign exchange reserves, it exposes the economy to international energy price shocks, putting the entire …

hydrocarbon resources in the Caspian Basin, with the aim of diversifying their energy suppliers. However, recession in the world … economic growth of these states has slowed since 2014. Although limited energy resources have stimulated an emphasis on … security of supply, fundamentally understood as a continued and low-risk strategy of interruption of energy import flows, low …

This study examines the linkages between energy price and food prices over the period 2000-2016 by using a Panel … Viet Nam. Our results confirm that energy price (oil price) has a significant impact on food prices. According to the … vulnerable economies, it would be necessary to diversify the energy consumption in this sector, from too much reliance on fossil …

We explore the history and current status of green energy finance in Australia and New Zealand. Although both countries … have enviable renewable energy resources with a 100% renewable mix considered feasible, the two countries present highly … contrasting contexts for energy finance. Currently, and largely for historical reasons, renewables make up over 80% of the …

India's energy sector is experiencing a transition with increasing penetration of renewable energy in the energy mix … and the inherent challenges. The findings are quite revealing. Financing of renewable energy in India continues to face … renewable energy sector. The success of introducing innovative financing mechanisms and instruments requires necessary …

A common struggle across energy efficiency programs is the creation of sustainable private sector markets that reduce … the energy demand. The purpose of this study is to outline the best practice for achieving smart public programs that … overcome the main energy efficiency challenges and leverage the private finance needed for deployment at scale. Our concluded …