By Mehmet Enes Beşer The ongoing energy transition worldwide is characterized by an increased reliance on inter-regional cooperation to not only decrease the carbon footprint of energy production but also improve the efficiency, resilience, and socio-economic aspects of regional energy production and use. One of the promising partnerships that emerged recently involves collaboration between the European Union (EU) and the ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Renewable energy conversion and utilization in ASEAN represent an integral part of the transition to energy production and consumption systems of the future. Rising demands for electricity due to economic development, population growth, and urbanization lead to higher reliance on renewable energy in the region as the cornerstone of energy sustainability, energy security, and resilience. Still, ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer For years, China’s climate politics could be summed up in a tidy formula: promise long-term ambition, protect short-term stability. “Carbon neutrality by 2060” became the headline. Coal, industrial jobs, and local government revenue stayed in the fine print. That formula is still there—but the balance inside it is shifting. Not because Beijing suddenly “discovered” climate risk ...
By Nuño Rodríguez, political scientist For decades, worldwide media has been announcing the apocalyptic danger of climate change. Most media sources disseminate the information produced by countless NGOs and foundations of dubious legitimacy and dubious funding. The media narrative presents itself as incontestable and unidirectional: co2 emissions from human industry are causing climate change. Estimates speak of an increase in ...