THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AND GLOBAL GREEN TRANSITION STRATEGIES

The article examines the impact of the global energy transition strategy on the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the same time, various aspects of the impact of the “green agenda” on the Kazakh energy sector are considered separately. Various decarbonization mechanisms are being launched in the European Union, which could negatively affect Kazakhstan’s exports in the near future. Similar processes are developing in China, which is important for the Kazakh economy. Under these conditions, Kazakhstan, remaining the leading economic state in Central Asia, implements various elements of the “green” program formulated within the framework of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement to the maximum extent in the national model of economic development. The authors assess Kazakhstan’s ability to realize its stated commitments in the area of “green” policy, which means that industrial growth and energy development in the country will have to occur mainly through the use of expensive technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.