CSD-Report 24 - Green Energy Governance in Bulgaria at a Crossroads
CSD-Report 24 - Green Energy Governance in Bulgaria at a Crossroads

Author(s): Ruslan Stefanov, Denitza Mantcheva, Nikolay Tagarov, Dobromir Hristov, Valentina Nikolova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, National Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Sociology, Applied Sociology, Economic development, Environmental interactions, Sociology of Politics, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Център за изследване на демокрацията
Summary/Abstract: The current report reviews existing policies for energy sustainability in Bulgaria and the EU, the main achievements and challenges in their implementation, and discusses the central issues to Bulgaria’s sustainable development agenda. The report presents a summary of the transition to sustainable development in Bulgaria, and offers policy recommendations for improving the governance of the Bulgarian green energy sector. Achieving security, sustainability, and competitiveness in the energy sector is a daunting task for a union of twenty-seven states, especially since the issue of securing the supply of energy has traditionally been a national matter. In their drive to reach climate change and energy targets during the past decade, European governments have utilized quick fix solutions like turning to nuclear power or replacing coal with gas, thus burdening future generations with nuclear waste disposal and increasing EU’s energy dependence on Russia. Yet, two major events – the gas crisis of January 2009 and the Fukusima nuclear disaster of March 2011 – have reshaped the thinking and rekindled the debate on the ways of achieving energy security and stability of supply in Europe.

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