... the Horn of Africa and provides much cheaper products. In order to remain competitive, Germany could emphasise the quality of its products, employ and train local labour and provide interesting loans to help finance the projects.
A Russia-EU-Africa Energy Strategy. Nuclear and Renewable Energy Security
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... in China. Moreover, environmental pollution in China was recognized as a national problem affecting the quality of life. Economic development plans acknowledge reducing the use of coal and increasing use of “clean” resources (natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources) as necessary and pressing tasks. China is firmly set to follow through on its Paris Accord commitments to cut СО2 (carbon dioxide) emissions by 2030. All these changes are set out in
China’s 13th five-year-plan for energy ...
... with the gradual reduction of coal use in the West and China, India will become the most promising market. The International Energy Agency predicts that India will see its coal consumption
grow
by 135 million tonnes annually by 2022, more than the rest ... ... consumption is eventually expected to peak (
some expect
this to happen in 2027), after which Indian investors will turn to renewable energy sources, primarily solar power.
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and other Southeast Asian countries are also ...
... figure of 30 billion euros per year
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Impact of the Economic Crisis
In an effort to provide citizens and businesses with “
safe, sustainable and affordable energy
”, the European Union fell into the trap of conflicting goals. Sustainable energy, renewable energy in particular, has been sacrificed in favor of affordable or cheap energy.
Prior to the start of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008-2009, the development of renewable energy in the European Union had been based on large-scale ...