'Kazakhstan-2050' Strategy to protect against possible energy sector global revolution
"Fund" Institute of Post-Crisis World" Independent analytical center has conducted a research in 2013 called "Perspective 2050: New political and economic map of the world", involving 303 experts from 68 countries all over the world.
The experts faced the question: What kind of power will prevail in the world by 2050? In addition, they were also asked: Will solution of limited natural resources' problem relate to establishment of a new world order?
Scientists did not have consensus on these issues, but most of the answers converge in reducing the economy's dependence on hydrocarbon resources via availability of alternative energy sources will affect the balance of power in geopolitical balance.
Probably, the revolution in energy sector will not occur until 2050, but the world is moving to get rid of imports of hydrocarbon. Even gradual waiving hydrocarbon imports would cause quite a serious change of the existing world order. Oil and gas exporting countries should think about that today overwise they would have unpleasant surprises in future.
In this respect, the position of Kazakhstan looks clearly better than that of many other countries exporting hydrocarbons. The reason for this finding is extremely advantageous geographical position of our state as well as consistent long-term strategy of Kazakhstan's leadership aiming at diversification, industrialization and educational level growth.
Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh Leader, has set the task of enhancing "green energy'' proposing "Green Bridge" international organization as well as the start 'of 'Green-4" project based on four satellite towns around Almaty city. This is what he directs the upcoming "Expo-2017" exhibition to.
Diversification of energy sector would be a solid insurance policy for Kazakhstan's economy protecting it from any possible negative effects of global revolution in the energy sector. According to the adopted "Kazakhstan-2050" Strategy by mid-century at least half of total state's energy consumption should account for alternative and renewable energy.