DECARBONIZATION PATHWAYS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY CHALLENGES
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https://doi.org/10.54668/2789-6323-2025-117-2-68-80Keywords:
mitigation measures, greenhouse gases, environmental security, sustainable development, climate change, renewable energy, inventory of GHG, mitigation policiesAbstract
The paper studies national context of climate change combat, environmental security, low greenhouse gas emission (GHG) development scenarios for the Republic of Azerbaijan in the XXI century, analyzes the optimal pathways of transition to the green economy in the country. Since the paragraph 19 of the Article 4 of the Paris Agreement defines a task for each country - Party of the Agreement, to formulate and communicate long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LT-LEDS), preparation of such strategy is of high priority for each Party of the Agreement. In this regard, the paper focusses particularly on the energy and environmental characteristics of the decarbonization scenario in Azerbaijan.
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