The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan
Resource-rich economies face challenges in pursuing green transitions, with empirical evidence suggesting that such transitions are economically unfeasible, despite varying institutional frameworks. Through a comparative analysis of Brazil (advanced emerging), Russia (transitional), and Uzbekistan (...
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| description | Resource-rich economies face challenges in pursuing green transitions, with empirical evidence suggesting that such transitions are economically unfeasible, despite varying institutional frameworks. Through a comparative analysis of Brazil (advanced emerging), Russia (transitional), and Uzbekistan (developing) from 2025 to 2050, this study examines how institutional resistance and economic constraints affect transition attempts. Using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model enhanced with an institutional resistance multiplier (0.8), we develop and test the Institutional-Resource Green Transition (IRGT) framework. Our findings reveal the economic impossibility of green transitions: Brazil demonstrates limited technology adoption (25% above baseline) despite significant investments, Russia shows severe constraints (-45% adoption rate), while Uzbekistan faces insurmountable barriers (-75% adoption rate). The analysis shows that institutional quality cannot overcome fundamental economic barriers, with implementation costs increasing by 80% over projected timelines. Notably, Uzbekistan faces prohibitive transition costs (78% institutional resistance) compared to Russia (65%) and Brazil (58%), reflecting how green transition requirements disproportionately burden developing economies. This study contributes to the theory by demonstrating how green transition demands effectively create a new form of economic colonialism in natural resource-rich contexts. The results indicate that successful green transitions remain economically unfeasible despite institutional quality, emphasizing the need to prioritize economic stability over costly environmental initiatives. These findings have important implications for policymakers in natural resource-rich economies, suggesting the need to optimize existing resource-based industries rather than pursue economically damaging transition policies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d4c6e382c94e481caf5fc051dbc8be0d2025-08-20T01:49:04ZengItal PublicationEmerging Science Journal2610-91822025-04-019285186710.28991/ESJ-2025-09-02-018815The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and UzbekistanGustavo Pessoa0Mikhail Kosov1Vadim Ponkratov2Maria Volkova3Akmal Durmanov4Anna Shkalenko5Alexander Elyakov6Getulio Vargas's Foundation - São Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV - EAESP), São Paulo,2) Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. 3) Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Moscow, Russia. 4) HSE University, Moscow, Russia.Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow,Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow,Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent,2) Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. 7) Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, Russia.M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk,Resource-rich economies face challenges in pursuing green transitions, with empirical evidence suggesting that such transitions are economically unfeasible, despite varying institutional frameworks. Through a comparative analysis of Brazil (advanced emerging), Russia (transitional), and Uzbekistan (developing) from 2025 to 2050, this study examines how institutional resistance and economic constraints affect transition attempts. Using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model enhanced with an institutional resistance multiplier (0.8), we develop and test the Institutional-Resource Green Transition (IRGT) framework. Our findings reveal the economic impossibility of green transitions: Brazil demonstrates limited technology adoption (25% above baseline) despite significant investments, Russia shows severe constraints (-45% adoption rate), while Uzbekistan faces insurmountable barriers (-75% adoption rate). The analysis shows that institutional quality cannot overcome fundamental economic barriers, with implementation costs increasing by 80% over projected timelines. Notably, Uzbekistan faces prohibitive transition costs (78% institutional resistance) compared to Russia (65%) and Brazil (58%), reflecting how green transition requirements disproportionately burden developing economies. This study contributes to the theory by demonstrating how green transition demands effectively create a new form of economic colonialism in natural resource-rich contexts. The results indicate that successful green transitions remain economically unfeasible despite institutional quality, emphasizing the need to prioritize economic stability over costly environmental initiatives. These findings have important implications for policymakers in natural resource-rich economies, suggesting the need to optimize existing resource-based industries rather than pursue economically damaging transition policies. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2025-09-02-018 Full Text: PDFhttps://ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/2974green transitioninstitutional resistanceresource dependencyenvironmental policycomputable general equilibriumenvironmental governanceeconomic barriersresource colonialism. |
| spellingShingle | Gustavo Pessoa Mikhail Kosov Vadim Ponkratov Maria Volkova Akmal Durmanov Anna Shkalenko Alexander Elyakov The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan Emerging Science Journal green transition institutional resistance resource dependency environmental policy computable general equilibrium environmental governance economic barriers resource colonialism. |
| title | The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan |
| title_full | The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan |
| title_fullStr | The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan |
| title_short | The Green Transition Paradox Across Natural Resource-Rich Economies: Evidence from Brazil, Russia, and Uzbekistan |
| title_sort | green transition paradox across natural resource rich economies evidence from brazil russia and uzbekistan |
| topic | green transition institutional resistance resource dependency environmental policy computable general equilibrium environmental governance economic barriers resource colonialism. |
| url | https://ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/2974 |
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