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E.Ahmadov: Azerbaijan from innovative governance to green economy

Silk Way. Geographical position of Azerbaijan has not only influenced our culture,
but also our nature. 9 out of the 11 climate zones exist in Azerbaijan, and this
ensures our biodiversity‖ [7].
Azerbaijan, as a country blessed with natural oil and gas reserves and located
in an environmentally challenging region, has also been active in solidifying and
focusing society efforts to thwart the dangers posed by ecological challenges. To
that end, the year of 2010 was announced the «Year of Ecology» in Azerbaijan. To
reduce dependence from fuel and gas the government adopted State Program on the
Use of Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources. By this program it‘s expected to
decrease CO2 emissions and till the 2020 it‘s expected to increase alternative and
nuclear energy percentage of total energy use in Azerbaijan. One of main
environment disaster in over the world is carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon dioxide
emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture
of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid,

liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring [11]. According to IEA and World Development
Indicators on trends in greenhouse gas emissions the results of Azerbaijan emissions
are less than Europe and Asia developed and developing countries, also with upper
middle income countries. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. Emissions (metric tons per capita) Azerbaijan; Europe, Central Asia
(developing only); Upper middle income

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6
5.7
5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
5.2 5.1 5.2
5 4.8 4.9
4.6 4.5 4.7
4 4.1
3.6 3.6 3.6
3.4
3
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Azerbaijan Europe, Central Asia (developing only) Upper middle income

Source: Own construction according to IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014
(http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp),subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/ termsandconditions/

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