The Russian invasion of Ukraine has already profoundly altered the world, with significant implications for the globe’s ability to transition to clean energy and stave off climate change. While countries scramble to meet their energy needs without relying on Russian gas, the United States has been dealt a critical choice: double down on fossil fuel...
How conflicts between countries affect the health of the planet Conflicts between countries can have devastating long-lasting negative impacts on the environment as they can require and consume large quantities of fuel, leading to high CO2emissions that contribute to climate change. Conflicts are often viewed as sustainable development in reverse and may set countries back...
In the period between 24.02 and 31.03 more than 1400 missiles were fired at Ukrainian targets by Russian army. Unlike expected, the missiles hit not only military targets but civil and energy infrastructure, putting at risk energy security, nuclear safety, environmental integrity, and livelihoods of civilians. There are immediate risks and casualties, but there are...
Turkey has been very dependent on Russian natural sources for energy. Russia has been the major supplier of natural gas for Turkey through the pipelines crossing Black Sea and Eastern Europe. Turkey is importing over 60 billion m3 of natural gas mostly from Russia and partly from Algeria and Nigeria as LNG. Significant amount of...
It is well known that any war has a great impact on the environment and on the economy. But, how is it related to climate change policies? First, let’s remember that market instabilities always lead to a strong increase in energy supplies. With the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the price of electricity has reached...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had far-reaching consequences on the global energy market. The EU’s dependence on Russian natural gas has been laid bare since the start of the invasion and efforts to diversify energy supplies are being accelerated at an unprecedented rate in Europe. The implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a global increase in oil prices. Towards the end of February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, oil prices went above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2014 [1]. In South Africa, the price of petrol increased by R1.86 to R21 per litre in March 2022...
The effects of the Ukraine crisis on Saudi energy policy and practices are maintenance of the same oil production volumes in the near term and diversifying their sales markets in the long term. Saudi Arabia has so far rebuffed U.S. calls to increase production to compensate for the withdrawal of Russian oil for technical and...
Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian government has submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation a package of relevant legislative initiatives as part of the Priority Action Plan to ensure the development of the Russian economy in the face of external sanctions pressure.[1] It provides for the postponement of...
The unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine has had obvious ramifications to the country of Ukraine and its people. In addition to that, the conflict has also had significant ramifications on the rest of the world, and Nigeria is no different. Specifically, the conflict has and will have a major impact on climate policies and practices...
