Green Economic Recovery after the Crisis — Valdai Club

Ensuring a green economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis has become a priority in many countries. There is an opinion that renewable energy generation is expensive and unprofitable in Russia’s cold, cloudy climate. Green technologies in energy, industry and transport have already become priorities for the development of Russias western and eastern neighbours. However, the concentration of resources on two energy sources significantly reduces the likelihood of new ones, including revolutionary solutions (energy of dry rocks, hydrogen energy, etc.). Solutions to support renewable energy sources may include the extension and expansion of the renewable energy supply agreement programme after 2025, and flexible market support tools that use an Energy.Net format, joining the efforts of various authors in the use of technological platforms.