Regional economy problems of energy base development and energy security. Рубрика в журнале - Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast
Economic and social changes in Russia's coal industry during the crisis
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In this article the features of the global economic crisis’ influence in its sharp phase (the 4th quarter of 2008 and the first half of 2009) on Russia’s coal industry are considered. It is shown, that its restructuring in 1994 - 2007 allowed to alleviate the global crisis’ influence. Major factors of the crisis’ negative influence and basic anti-recessionary actions are formulated. Attributes of the branch’s outlet from the crisis are designated. Opportunities and prospects of the coal-mining industry’s development are appreciated within the framework of Russia’s Power Strategy till 2030 and necessity of the transition from the fuel circuit of development to the coal-mining industry’s diversity on the basis of the state innovational policy is shown.
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Facilities of energy security projection of the northern region
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In the article the significance and current preconditions for sustainable development of the Russian northern cities are considered and analyzed. Necessity of strategic management methods use for achievement of sustainable development goals by the cities is proved. Problems of perspective estimation of energy security are designated in the paper. Using hierarchies analysis method is proposed for making such estimation; the method allows to rank alternative scenarios of social-economic development of a region by criterion of achievement energy security. The results of the first attempt to apply the method to Murmansk oblast are given. Restrictions of using hierarchies analysis method and the necessity to combine it with indicative analysis method are specified.
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Power consumption causes economic development and becomes the main pollution source, including air pollution. Power consumption appreciably responds to the economic fluctuation. Different historic crises’ gravity and abrupt economic recession show up in power consumption and hotbed gases’ emission. In this article the analysis of the relations among the financial crisis, economic development, power-saving and the emission’s reduction has been carried out and it shows that the financial crisis will inevitably lead to the power consumption’s reduction and to the emission’s reduction. But the crisis is a short term phenomenon, and the economic growth takes time. As in any developing country, in China the pressure of the reduction of hotbed gases’ emission is intensifying. As for power-saving and emission’s reduction, t is necessary to discuss these phenomena in details; and it is also necessary to develop the low-carbon way, not to ignore it
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