Green Energy in Ukraine: State, Public Demands, and Trends

Aleksandra Kuzior, Alla Lobanova and Liudmyla Kalashnikova
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Aleksandra Kuzior: Department of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Alla Lobanova: Department of Sociology and Mass Communications, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, 50086 Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
Liudmyla Kalashnikova: Department of Sociology and Mass Communications, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, 50086 Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: The main purpose of this paper is to analyze and address the challenges of implementing green energy in Ukraine, in particular, to identify its advantages and disadvantages. The implementation of solar renewable sources—stations, panels, and batteries—is emphasized. The results of sociological surveys of Ukrainian public opinion on environmental issues, in particular, energy issues, are presented. The existence of public demand for renewable energy and the readiness of the population to use renewable energy sources are identified. A strategy for strengthening the country’s energy independence in the face of new globalization challenges is defined. General scientific methods as well as special methods were used in this paper: statistical analysis, secondary analysis of data from sociological studies of public institutions, and desk analysis of documents and reports from public services. In this paper, it is concluded that Ukraine is geographically and territorially attractive for green energy development and investment. It is important that there is a public and state demand in the country to strengthen the country’s energy security, in particular, through the introduction of renewable energy sources. Therefore, despite drawbacks and obstacles, green energy in Ukraine has great prospects.

Keywords: renewable energy sources; green energy; environmental safety; environmental independence; environmental awareness; environmental problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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