Roman Vakulchuk

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Roman Vakulchuk is a senior research fellow at NUPI. He holds a PhD degree in economics obtained from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. His main geographical specialization is Kazakhstan, other countries of Central Asia and Ukraine and he publishes on economic transition and integration, climate change, trade, infrastructure and transport, business climate and business culture, as well as state capitalism in emerging markets.
Vakulchuk has work experience as a project leader and expert within research projects organized by among others the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the MFA and the Research Council of Norway. Roman also worked at the oil company Shell in Germany. He speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, German and French.
Publications All publications
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Central Asia is a missing link in analyses of critical materials for the global clean energy transition
Publication : Academic article | 2021The energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about the sources and security1
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Fossil Fuels in Central Asia: Trends and Energy Transition Risks
Publication : Report | 2022This data article provides an overview of fossil fuel trends in Central Asia from 2010 to 2019. Data on the production, consumption, export and impor1
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Local and Global Aspects of Coal in the ASEAN Countries
Publication : Academic chapter | 2021By 2020, coal mining and power generation had been growing in Southeast Asia for decades and were projected to rise to new heights of prominence in r1
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The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index: A method to rank heterogenous extractive industry companies for governance purposes
Publication : Academic article | 2021The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI) covers 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Ci1
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Central Asia is a missing link in analyses of critical materials for the global clean energy transition
Publication : Academic article | 2021The energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about the sources and security1
Projects All projects
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Research Capacity and Cooperation in Myanmar (RECCOM)
Research project | 2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)This project aims at building increased analytical capacity among Myanmar researchers....
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Is this Russia's Kodak moment? Russian perspectives on the energy transition (KODAK)
Research project | 2018 - 2022 (Ongoing)This project will examine whether Russian energy actors are aware of the possibility of swift decarbonization of the global energy supply, what consequences they think it would have for demand for Rus...
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Report on significant distortions in the economy of the Russian Federation for the purpose of trade defence investigations (EU-Russia trade)
Research project | 2018 - 2020 (Ongoing)This project will produce a comprehensive study of Russia's economy, focusing on regulations, laws, subsidies and other aspects that may interfere in competition in the markets....
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The International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility
Research project | 2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)The International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility is an independent and free-standing body tasked with assessing the environmental status of oil, gas, and mining companies in the Arctic....
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Political economy analyses
Research project | 2016 - 2018 (Completed)This project provides political economy analyses of eleven countries deemed important to Norwegian development cooperation. ...
Events All events
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Energy Transition and Central Asia
EventMon 17 Jan 2022Time: 11:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Zoom (and live in Bishkek)The OSCE Academy, NUPI and EUCAM are happy to welcome you to an open workshop on new research on critical minerals in the Central Asia, and what role such minerals play in the energy transition.
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Kazakhstan's Reforms during the Pandemic: Progress and Challenges
EventMon 14 Dec 2020Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: WebinarCovid-19 has led to a global economic crisis, but how has the pandemic affected Kazakhstan and the other countries in Central Asia?
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Ukraine's energy transition in a new political landscape
EventWed 30 Oct 2019Time: 15:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIThe presidential and parliamentary elections earlier this year resulted in a massive shift of power in Ukrainian politics. How is this affecting the energy sector in Ukraine?
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Reforms in Uzbekistan and new dynamics in Central Asia
EventWed 19 Jun 2019Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPIWhat is the potential impact of President Mirziyoyev’s reform agenda for regional dynamics in Central Asia and beyond?
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Russia, economics and power in the 21st century
EventSun 24 Jun 2018Time: 11:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: NUPINigel Gould-Davies will talk about Russia's evolving position in the global economy, and the challenges and opportunities this presents for Russia and the West
Articles All articles
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How Central Asia can help the global energy transition
28 Mar 2022Critical materials – chromium, copper, germanium, lithium and others – are essential building blocks for renewable energy technologies such as solar1
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New research group on climate and energy at NUPI
28 Feb 2022‘The ambition of the group is to be a driver for NUPI research on climate and energy issues,’ says Indra Øverland, head of the new research group.
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Climate and energy
24 Jan 2022How is the international climate regime evolving? What are the implications of climate policy and the transition to clean energy for international po1
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Funding flows for climate change research on Africa
27 Oct 2021African countries face some of the biggest challenges due to climate change compared to other parts of the world, but the funding for research on the1
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Chinese and Japanese investments in Myanmar – what determines their environmental friendliness?
24 Jun 2021What determines whether companies investing in developing countries proceed in an environmentally friendly way? A new article published at level 2 by1