scholarly journals Integrated Analysis and Evaluation Support System on Global Energy Systems for Sustainable Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-676
Author(s):  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Hidekazu Yoshikawa ◽  
Hirotake Ishii ◽  
Hiroshi Shimoda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Support System ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Global Energy ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation

scholarly journals Summary of the International Scientific Conference “Energy-21: Sustainable Development And Smart Management” September 7-11, 2020 Irkutsk, Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-71
Author(s):  
N. Voropai ◽  
V. Stennikov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Global Energy

The International Scientific Conference “energy-21: sustainable development and smart management” was held in Irkutsk, Russia, on September 7-11, 2020. The Conference was organized by the Melentiev Energy Systems Institute SB RAS with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and with the participation of the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries, and the Global Energy Association. Over 170 attendees from 18 foreign and 69 Russian organizations from 8 countries (Russia, Qatar, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan) took part in the event. The participants presented more than 130 papers.

scholarly journals Why Affordable Clean Energy Is Not Enough. A Capability Perspective on the Sustainable Development Goals

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafaela Hillerbrand
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Capability Approach ◽  
Energy Systems ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Capability Approach

This paper reflects on criticisms raised in the literature on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These have been criticized as creating a dichotomy between the environment and human beings that fails to address the multiple interconnections between the two. This paper focuses on SDG7—“affordable and clean energy”—and suggests that there is in fact a tripartite distinction between the environment, human beings and technology underlying the SDGs. This distinction, we argue, does not adequately represent the multiple interconnections among the various SDGs and hampers their implementation. We contend that the formulation of SDG7 produces a circular definition of sustainability, a difficulty that is currently resolved at the level of the targets and indicators in a way that regards energy technologies primarily as artifacts. By contrast, the literature on ethical aspects of energy systems largely agrees that energy is a paradigmatic example of a sociotechnical system. We contend that, by not considering this sociotechnical nature, the SDGs run the risk of implicitly defending a certain variant of technological optimism and determinism. We argue that this is disadvantageous to the environment, human well-being and technological development. In line with recent critical evaluations of the SDGs, we argue that these (and other) shortcomings can be addressed by better connecting the SDGs to human well-being. Building on recent literature that expands the scope of the Capability Approach as an alternative measure of well-being so as to include considerations of sustainability, we articulate a framework that allows us to elucidate this connection and thus to take advantage of synergies between human well-being and the environment. On the basis of the Capability Approach, we argue that equating sustainable energy with renewable energy—as is done in the transition from SDG7’s goal to its targets—is indefensible because, as part of the overarching energy systems, energy technologies cannot be classified as simply right or wrong. Rather, the indicators and targets within a framework focused on sustainability need to be (more) context sensitive, meaning that, among other things, they may vary by country and with the available technology.

Global Energy Systems

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
D. Yogi Goswami ◽  
Frank Kreith
Keyword(s):  
Energy Systems ◽  
Global Energy

scholarly journals Indicator Analysis of the Economic Development of Polish Regions in the Context of the Implementation of the Concept of Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anetta Barska ◽  
Janina Jędrzejczak-Gas
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Development Economic ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Indicator Analysis

The aim of the article is to present the regional differentiation of indicators characterizing the economic development of Polish regions in the context of the progress made in the implementation of the concept of sustainable development in 2010 and 2017. The authors focused primarily on determining the position of Lubuskie Province on the economic map of Poland. The article proposes a set of indicators monitoring one of the areas of sustainable development - economic development, which also take into account other areas of sustainable development, i.e. social development, environmental development, and institutional-political development. The main criterion for the selection of indicators were substantive premises and their completeness and accessibility across the regions. The analysis and evaluation of the proposed indicators (explanatory variables) were conducted within five thematic areas which mark the economic development of the regions and which are important from the standpoint of the sustainable development concept: 1) Potential of the economy 2) Innovativeness of the economy 3) Economic activity of enterprises, 4) Production and transportation, 5) Economic activity of households. The article consists of two sections. In the first section, based on literature review, the most important issues regarding the concept of sustainable development and the state of scientific research on the indicators of sustainable development at regional level are presented. The second section addresses the concept of indicator analysis on the basis of which an assessment of economic development of 16 Polish regions was carried out and the position of Lubuskie Province was determined against the backdrop of the other regions. The findings prompted an answer to the question concerning the economic development of Polish regions, and in particular of Lubuskie Province, in the context of the concept of sustainable development.Keywords: indicator analysis, region, sustainable development, economic development, Poland

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