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Prospects for the use of alternative fuels and the formation of a low-carbon economy

Received: 7 October 2024

Accepted: 14 November 2024

Available online: 26 June 2025

Subject Heading: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

JEL Classification: Q42

Pages: 179-187

https://doi.org/10.24891/kdnjau

Subject. This article discusses the issues of reducing pollutant emissions and using renewable energy sources.
Objectives. The article aims to assess the advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of various types of non-fossil fuel.
Methods. For the study, I used the methods of logical and statistical analyses.
Results. The article finds that the use of renewable energy sources is a powerful driver of innovative and technological, and economic growth.
Conclusions. The implementation of technological innovations, the organization of production of necessary products (including within the framework of import substitution), and the formation and realization of various support mechanisms for the industry can contribute to the development of a low-carbon economy in Russia.

Keywords: renewable energy sources, energy, fuel and energy complex, greenhouse gas emissions

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