This paper analyses both global and regional approaches to solving problems of energy security and ecological imbalance … by addressing specifically the problems of China's energy security. China's growing energy dependence has become a major … South Korea and Taiwan are proceeding to create these as well. But this will add to its energy burden and further dependence …

"Energy poverty" is a multidimensional concept that reflects the need to achieve a variety of wellbeing outcomes, which … has been scarcely studied and used in public policy agendas. Considering that the literature on energy poverty is still … incipient in Bolivia, this paper's objective is to generate evidence about energy poverty evolution in the country …

sectors. In an integrated energy system, indirect sector coupling via hydrogen and hydrogen-based energy carriers will …

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 …

Access to modern energy is vital for sustainable development. In rural areas, decentralized energy solutions may play a … countries have little or no access to modern energy technologies, although they are endowed with a vast potential of renewable … energy resources. Decentralized energy solutions could serve as an option to solve this energy access problem. However, the …

In 2014, the Mexican government approved a bold energy reform that allows private energy companies to freely … participate in the energy market (something prohibited during the previous eight decades). This reform is expected to … significantly restructure the energy sector and boost and diversify the energy production. Moreover, changes in the energy sector …