 | Russian Renewable Energy: The Potential for International Cooperation Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Environment and Sustainability; Politics & International Relations; Environmental Policy; European Politics; International Political Economy; Economics; International Relations; Environmental Economics; Eastern European Politics; Global Governance; What is Russia's potential as a partner in the global race towards a low-carbon economy? This book provides a balanced analysis of Russia's impressive, understudied and sometimes surprising strengths in the renewable energy sector. The work is a first of its kind, exploring the significant political and economic obstacles to developing renewable energy in Russia. The volume explores whether effective partnerships may be achieved by combining Russia's excellence in basic research and its diverse natural resources with Western management skills - and aiming for innovation and exports. Solar power, electricity reform, market niches for renewable energy and Nordic-Russian partnership are all examined in detail. Providing crucial insights for academics, policy-makers and business actors seeking to cooperate with Russian partners, this groundbreaking book raises the vitally important question of how key countries such as Russia will approach global climate politics and their own energy supply in the post-Kyoto world. Indra Ã~verland is Director of Energy Programme at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway; and Heidi Kjærnet is a Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway. |
