Uzbekistan's Energy Transition Depends on Systematic Reforms (Rihla Initiative/Bourse and Bazaar)

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Any discussion of energy transition trends must therefore be visualised in the form of a triangle, ensuring that the competing and often contradictory goals of energy security, minimising climate impact, and ensuring energy affordability are in tension. Each country, sector, and policy crystallise a set of trade-offs between different points on this triangle.

To achieve net zero by 2050, unprecedented changes in industrial structures and infrastructure are needed. The transmission and storage systems required to support a greater and faster reliance on renewable power generation may not yet exist. While energy efficiency is acceptable politically, it is a complex challenge that requires action in disparate area—not least in consumer behaviour.