New Sustainable Economics

07/12/2024 17:09

Green horizons of Uzbekistan’s sustainable development

At a national referendum in 2023, Uzbekistan’s citizens voted in favor of a new edition of the Constitution, which defined the country as a sovereign, democratic, social-welfare and secular state ruled by law.

07/12/2024 16:47

Uzbekistan eyes environmental sustainability

As Uzbekistan enters a new stage of its development, environmental protection, rational use of nature, addressing ecological issues and eliminating their negative consequences have become one of the priority areas of national policy designed to deliver decent living conditions for people and improve their well-being.

08/11/2024 11:08

Eastern and Western car industries meet in Hungary

In recent years, Hungary has become a major centre of Chinese automotive investment in Central Europe. Investment is particularly strong in the field of electric vehicles and battery production, in line with the European automotive industry's shift to electric mobility.

04/11/2024 22:35

China, UAE participate in major renewable energy project in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan plans to construct eight waste-to-energy plants to generate electricity. The projects will be carried out by Chinese and UAE companies.

30/08/2024 06:00

Investment projects for renewable energies as a future trend?

In the past year, engagement between the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Central Asian states (C5) has increased significantly, particularly in the energy sector. In 2023 and early 2024, several steps were taken to strengthen relations between the regions in the field of fossil and renewable energy, especially in the field of renewable energy projects with the Central Asian countries.

15/08/2024 07:00

Dragon in panda skin

Chinese panda diplomacy is perhaps one of the easiest examples of soft power to understand. For decades, the Asian power has been leasing - initially donating - the animals, which are only indigenous to China, and the delegation or repatriation of giant pandas has always served Beijing's interests.

27/06/2024 20:45

Dubai to build massive $8.2bn rain drainage network

The new network will increase Dubai’s rainwater drainage capacity by 700 percent and “enhance the emirate’s readiness to face future climate challenges” Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed said.

31/05/2024 11:46

Competition and cooperation

In the current complex geopolitical system, development is almost inconceivable without cooperation, especially if we take into account the main driving forces of the 21st century, the green transition and digitalisation, which also serves sustainability goals to a large extent.

02/05/2024 09:00

Connectivity is key in green energy

The geographic location of energy sources and the extraction sites of raw materials for green energy is not distributed according to the principles of equality and justice.

27/03/2024 09:54

Five countries, five perspectives, one way

In the winter of 2022, the former Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan experienced a severe gas and electricity crisis, primarily due to the extreme cold and increased demand for electricity in the rapidly developing Central Asian economies, which, combined with limited domestic energy resources, led to discontent among the population.

19/02/2024 21:00

From the world's biggest polluter to leader in the green transition?

Since 2006, China has been the world's largest carbon emitter and thus the number one responsible for the global climate fight. The Asian powerhouse has now decided to play a key role in the green transition, and its results are indeed a cause for optimism.

24/01/2024 11:58

Our century’s space race will be about green energy

In recent years, the so-called energy transition ushered in a new era of geopolitical rivalry. The race to decarbonize economies will open the third dimension of geopolitics, which will be in space. While mining in outer space still seems far-fetched, there is another area on the horizon that seems much more promising: space-based solar energy.

05/01/2024 18:02

The race towards green transition

Achieving the objectives of green transition requires substantial investment, but it also enables an industrial and technological advantage over a country’s main competitors, with benefits for long-term growth prospects, Lorenzo Tavazzi, Senior Partner and Responsible for the International Department of The European House - Ambrosetti told us on the sidelines of the Budapest Eurasia Forum.

21/12/2023 07:10

Focus on sustainability goals

The social and environmental responsibilities of large corporations and the state of the global green technology race were also discussed in a panel on multilateral cooperation at the Budapest Eurasia Forum.

27/11/2023 08:00

Sustainable and smart cities

In order to be smart and sustainable, cities need a vision and the ability to attract young talents, says Brian Chi-ang Lin, Sustainability Professor and Business Adviser from National Chengchi University in Taipei, who was a visiting fellow at BC4LS in Budapest.