Combating or Cultivating Climate Change? Russia's Approach to Renewable Energy as an Opportunity for the EU as a Facilitating actor
Journal: Lirias (KU Leuven)
Year: 2014

Although Russia would be one of the first countries to be severely affected by climate change since it is located close to the melting ice-caps, Russia’s policies to combat climate change develop slowly. One of the long-term solutions in reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be to substitute fossil-fired energy blocks for renewable energy plants. Despite Russia’s vast green energy potential, the electricity generation capacity on the basis of renewable energy sources remains underdeveloped. Ru