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Roman Vakulchuk

Senior Research Fellow, Head of Research group on climate and energy
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rva@nupi.no
+(47) 968 56 688
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Summary

Roman Vakulchuk is head of the Research Group for Climate and Energy and a senior researcher at NUPI. He holds a PhD degree in economics obtained from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. He publishes on energy transition, geopolitics of critical materials, climate change, investment policy, business climate, economic transition and integration, trade, good governance and China’s Belt and Road (BRI) infrastructure.

His geographical specialization is Ukraine, the countries of Central Asia, Kazakhstan in particular, Myanmar and the other countries of Southeast Asia. Vakulchuk advised government institutions in Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe and consulted more than 30 international organizations (e.g., Norad, the MFA of Norway, Asian Development Bank, Natural Resource Governance Institute, OECD, the World Bank) on economic reform, climate change and energy governance. He speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, French and Norwegian.

Expertise

  • Economic growth
  • Trade
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Asia
  • Climate

Aktivitet

Publications

Local and Global Aspects of Coal in the ASEAN Countries

By 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 regional energy systems, weakening the energy security of all states in the region except Indonesia, jeopardizing the NDCs of the ASEAN states under the Paris Agreement and deepening existing domestic political fault lines. Coal utilization has well-known public health, agricultural, water security and economic consequences, many of which are magnified in Southeast Asia, with its high population density and limited wind and arable land. Paradoxically, the short-sighted focus on affordability imposes significant longer-term economic risks on these states as renewable energy prices fall, while ASEAN markets for such energy sources remain underutilized.

  • Economic growth
  • Regional integration
  • Development policy
  • Asia
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
  • International organizations
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  • Economic growth
  • Regional integration
  • Development policy
  • Asia
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
  • International organizations
Publications
Publications

The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index: A method to rank heterogenous extractive industry companies for governance purposes

The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI) covers 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. It is based on an international expert perception survey among 173 members of the International Panel on Arctic Environmental Responsibility (IPAER), whose input is processed using segmented string relative ranking (SSRR) methodology. Equinor, Total, Aker BP, ConocoPhillips, and BP are seen as the most environmentally responsible companies, whereas Dalmorneftegeophysica, Zarubejneft, ERIELL, First Ore-Mining Company, and Stroygaz Consulting are seen as the least environmentally responsible. Companies operating in Alaska have the highest average rank, whereas those operating in Russia have the lowest average rank. Larger companies tend to rank higher than smaller companies, state-controlled companies rank higher than privately controlled companies, and oil and gas companies higher than mining companies. The creation of AERI demonstrates that SSRR is a low-cost way to overcome the challenge of indexing environmental performance and contributing to environmental governance across disparate industrial sectors and states with divergent environmental standards and legal and political systems.

  • International investments
  • Globalisation
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Arctic
  • The Nordic countries
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
  • International organizations
  • International investments
  • Globalisation
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • The Arctic
  • The Nordic countries
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
  • International organizations
Publications
Publications

Fossil Fuels in Central Asia: Trends and Energy Transition Risks

This data article provides an overview of fossil fuel trends in Central Asia from 2010 to 2019. Data on the production, consumption, export and import of coal, natural gas and oil are summarised for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. While promoting renewable energy, Central Asia continues to rely on and expand the use of coal, natural gas and oil with no major phase-out plans yet on the horizon.

  • International investments
  • Regional integration
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Asia
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
  • The EU
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  • International investments
  • Regional integration
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Asia
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
  • The EU
Event
11:00 - 12:30
Zoom (and live in Bishkek)
Engelsk
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Event
11:00 - 12:30
Zoom (and live in Bishkek)
Engelsk
17. Jan 2022
Event
11:00 - 12:30
Zoom (and live in Bishkek)
Engelsk

Energy Transition and Central Asia

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.

Event
09:00 - 12:40
The House of Literature in Oslo
Engelsk
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Event
09:00 - 12:40
The House of Literature in Oslo
Engelsk
15. Nov 2022
Event
09:00 - 12:40
The House of Literature in Oslo
Engelsk

The Russia Conference 2022: The Russian economy, energy sector and climate change: What now?

At this year's Russia conference, we will take a closer look at the implications of the war in Ukraine for Russia's economy and energy sector.

Articles
Analysis
Articles
Analysis

How Central Asia can help the global energy transition

Critical materials – chromium, copper, germanium, lithium and others – are essential building blocks for renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. A new NUPI study argues that Central Asia has been overlooked in analyses of critical materials and is a missing link in the global green transition.
  • Economic growth
  • Trade
  • Russia and Eurasia
  • Climate
  • Energy
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Articles
New research
Articles
New research

New research group on climate and energy at NUPI

‘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.
  • Foreign policy
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Governance
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Articles
Articles

Research group for Climate and energy

How is the international climate regime evolving? What are the implications of climate policy and the transition to clean energy for international politics and economics? How will Norway’s position in the world be affected by these changes?
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Articles
Articles

Research group for Climate and energy

How is the international climate regime evolving? What are the implications of climate policy and the transition to clean energy for international politics and economics? How will Norway’s position in the world be affected by these changes?
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Publications
Publications
Report

Seizing the Momentum. EU Green Energy Diplomacy towards Kazakhstan

The relationship between the EU and Kazakhstan has historically been dominated by trade in oil and natural gas. However, the EU’s Green Deal and commitment to reach climate-neutrality by 2050 means that the bloc is slowly but surely reducing foreign non-renewable energy imports. Moreover, energy transitions and halting climate change have become global developments and commitments, enshrined in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Fossil-endowed Kazakhstan has pledged to be carbon neutral in 2060, but its transition policies must pick up speed. Meanwhile, the EU is embarking on a reinvigorated energy diplomacy agenda that should encourage and support other countries to transition towards renewable energy production, export and domestic consumption. This policy brief explores what tools the EU could use to support such transitions and what Kazakhstan could benefit from most. It considers the link with geopolitics and competitiveness and how to overcome obstacles for EU-Kazakhstani renewable energy cooperation, whilst also offering recommendations as to next steps forward.

  • Global economy
  • International investments
  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Development policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Regions
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Natural resources and climate
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Global governance
  • Governance
  • International organizations
  • The EU
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  • Global economy
  • International investments
  • Diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Development policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Foreign policy
  • Regions
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Natural resources and climate
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Global governance
  • Governance
  • International organizations
  • The EU
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