Professor at Belgrade University’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering Nikola Rajaković writes about energy sector of Southeast Europe, the significance of renewable energy sources for the region, and the link between energy and environmental policies.
„As far as energy is concerned, Southeast Europe shares the fate of the rest of the Continent. Among the more important features of the region’s energy sector, we find: insufficient quantities of available fossil fuels (combined with strong reliance on low-calorie lignite), high import dependency, uneconomical energy consumption, and an excessive share of electrical energy in total final energy consumption. The huge environmental problems generated by thermoelectric power plants require a redefinition of energy policy aims, as well as indicate that the dominant reliance on lignite is not sustainable in the long run. Therefore, finding an optimum energy mix remains a key challenge in the sector.”
The President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), Vuk Jeremić delivered a lecture at ADA University, Azerbaijan’s top-tier educational institution entitled "Geopolitics of the Balkans and How it Relates to the Caucasus”.
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Vuk Jeremić lectures at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna
At the invitation of the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, one of the most prestigious and oldest schools on the European continent, CIRSD President Vuk Jeremić delivered a lecture entitled “(Geo)politics of the Balkans: The Revenge of History”, on February 7th, 2023.
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Prof. Sachs: “Sanctions against Russia ineffective and contrary to international law”
CIRSD had the privilege to host one of the world’s brightest minds and most famous economists – Prof. Dr Jeffrey Sachs in a live discussion titled "The winter of Our Discontent".
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Central Asia: The Age of Reform
The Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) co-organized a conference on December 7, 2022, titled “Central Asia: The Age of Reform” at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, one of the most prestigious and oldest (1754) schools in Europe.
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