Similar Goals, Divergent Motives. The Enabling and Constraining Factors of Russia’s Renewable Energy Policy
Journal: Lirias (KU Leuven)
Year: 2016

In 2009, Russia set its first quantitative renewable energy target at 4.5 percent of the total electricity produced and consumed by 2020. The country’s lack of traditional drivers to develop renewable energy sources such as import dependence and environmental policy requires further investigation into the enabling and constraining factors of Russia’s renewable energy policy (REP). This article offers an in-depth policy analysis of various enabling and constraining factors of Russia’s REP through