A new Way of Decarbonization of Economy (KZGT-2023)

The І International Scientific Conference "New Way of Decarbonization of Economy (KZGT-2023)" started in Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The event was organized jointly by Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and St. Petersburg Polytechnic University as part of the implementation of SDG 13.

The aim is to discuss topical issues in the field of economics and energy, as well as to find ways to solve problems.

The conference was attended by Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher of the Institute of Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. M.V. Askar Akaev, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific director of the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Robert Nigmatulin, professor, doctor of economic sciences, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Boris Porfiriev, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Shirov, director of the Institute of Coal of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor Vladimir Klishin, director of research of the Higher School of Social Sciences, professor Sapir Jacques, professor of the Atlantic University Institute in Lisbon Tesselano Campos, director of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, professor D.A. Kunaeva, director of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences. D.A. Kunaeva Institute, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences Nikolay Buktukov, Doctor of Economics Bulat Khusainov, Kazakhstani and foreign scientists, qualified experts in the field of energy, economics, teachers and young people of the university.

Chairman of the Board - Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Zhanseit Tuimebaev made a report at the conference and noted the importance of today's even

"Economy is the driving force of any state. It develops through the integration of science and production. There is a growing demand for specialists in the field of economy and energy in the world. We must prioritize science, train qualified specialists for each industry and implement new innovative solutions. Today we are gathered here to discuss one of the most important and urgent topics of our time - ways to decarbonize the economy. For many years, humanity has been facing challenges related to climate change. These challenges require not only attention but also concrete action. The goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a more sustainable economy has become more critical. Innovation and technology play a key role in this process," said the Rector.

In turn, academician Askar Akayev noted: "Today's event plays an extremely important role. The work of the conference is aimed at supporting three important historical initiatives of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The first is the establishment in Kazakhstan of a regional hub for the UN SDGs for Central Asian countries. The second is to hold a regional climate summit in 2026 in Almaty under the auspices of the UN with the establishment of a project office for the CAR countries. I think here it would be appropriate to take the initiative of Janseitu Kanseitula and hold the summit in KazNU. I believe that this would be a historic event. The third is to launch in Kazakhstan a partnership program on fair energy transition for the CAR countries".

The foreign guests also shared their experience, touched upon topical issues in the sphere of economy and energy, and made their proposals.

The scientific head of the Institute of Oceanography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor Robert Nigmatulin noted the impact of the oceans on climate change. According to the scientist, less precipitation, rising ocean levels, melting ice have a great impact on weather fluctuations. Therefore, in his speech Robert Nigmatulin drew attention that the above problems should be solved by the whole country.

The conference discussed the issues of improving the quality of life, improving human health, energy saving, creating effective institutions, improving technologies, preserving the environment, inclusive growth and energy consumption, energy transition and digital transformation in the energy sector. The topics of waste-free coal technologies, hydrogen and nuclear energy development, transportation mobility and climate change were also touched upon.

PROGRAM of the first International Scientific Conference «A NEW PATH TO DECARBONIZATION OF THE ECONOMY (KZGT-2023)»

Mathematical models and scenarios of energy transition
Technologies and materials for a low-carbon economy
Coal industry and coal-fired power generation in the context of the energy transition
System of models of information technology and digital support for energy transition management
Prospects for the development of nuclear and hydrogen energy in low-carbon economic systems
Transport mobility in the transition to a low-carbon economy
Environmental sustainability, social responsibility of society and decarbonization of the economy

	Akaev Askar - Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher of Lomonosov Moscow State University Akaev's research interests include nonlinear models of economic dynamics, long waves in economics, forecasting models, mathematical models of energy transitions, models of evolutionary dynamics, and economic inequality. He is the author/co-author of more than 120 scientific papers published in a number of international scientific periodicals, as well as the author/co-editor of 15 books. In 2022, Askar Akayev's monograph "MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR FORECASTING THE LARGE DIGITAL CYCLE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT" was published. Monograph, Announcement
	Robert Nigmatulin - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1991), Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1971), Professor (1978), Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2006), Director of the Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2006-2016), Scientific Supervisor of the IO RAS (since 2020), Head of the Department of Gas and Wave Dynamics of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University Lomonosov (since 2010), Professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Academician Robert Nigmatulin has a unique experience in scientific research and leadership of science in various scientific fields – applied mathematics, mechanics, thermophysics, thermodynamics, acoustics, explosion physics, petroleum, chemical and nuclear technologies, oceanology, ecology and economic theory. He has obtained fundamental results in all these areas. Robert Nigmatulin is the founder of an outstanding scientific school in the field of mechanics and hydrodynamics. His students are well–known scientists working in Russia, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Israel, Vietnam. In 1996 - 2009 - President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan. In 2006, Academician R. Nigmatulin was elected a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Director of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications, including 10 books, and 21 inventions.
	Porfiriev Boris - Doctor of Economics, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Director of INP RAS Scientific specialization: economics of natural and man-made risks; system analysis and emergency risk management; state policy in the field of emergency prevention and response. Publications: About 300 scientific papers have been published in Russia and abroad, including 32 books and brochures in which Porfiriev is the author, co-author and scientific editor. Collections and monographs: Scientific report: "Potential growth opportunities of the Russian economy: analysis and forecast" // Scientific report / Edited by Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.A. Shirov. - M.: Artik Print, 2022. – 296 p. – (Scientific report of INP RAS). – ISBN 9 78-5-6047208-5-1. – ISSN 2712-9209. – DOI 10.47711/sr2-2022. Scientific report: "Saving the population of Russia: problems, tasks, solutions" // Scientific report / Ed. Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences B.N. Porfirieva. – M.: Artik Print, 2022. – 168 p. – (Scientific report of INP RAS). – ISBN 978-5-6047208-3-7. – ISSN 2712-9209. – DOI 10.47711/sr1-2022. Social policy in Russia: problems and solutions // Edited by Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.A. Shirov. – Moscow: Artik Prin t, 202 1.-112 p. – (Scientific report of INP RAS). ISBN 978-5-6045680-3-3, DOI 10.47711/sr1-2021, ISSN 2712-9209 Economic aspects of modernization of the waste management sector in Russia // Moscow: Nauka Publishing House 2020. – 121 p. Monograph “A man in a megalopolis: the experience of interdisciplinary research” // 2019 Monograph “Modernization of industry and development of high-tech industries in the context of "green growth” // 2018 Structural and investment policy in order to ensure economic growth in Russia // 2017 Structural and investment policy for sustainable growth and modernization of the economy - scientific report // 2017 Restoration of economic growth in Russia - scientific report // 2016 "Natural and socio-economic factors determining the living conditions and health of the population: assessment and forecast" // 2014 New economic policy. Economic Growth Policy // 2013 Prospects for the development of the Russian economy: forecast until 2030. Collective monograph edited by academician V.V.Ivanter and Doctor of Economics M.Y.Ksenofontov // 2013
	Alexander Shirov - Doctor of Economics, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of INP RAS, Head of the Laboratory for Analysis and Forecasting of Production Potential and Intersectoral Interactions Scientific specialization: macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, analysis of intersectoral relations, justification of measures in the field of economic policy, industry modeling and forecasting, analysis and forecasting of foreign economic relations, development of multi-level calculation systems based on intersectoral economic models. He is one of the developers of the inter-industry models of the Russian economy RIM and SONTO, the quarterly macroeconomic model QUMMIR, a number of industry models.
	Vladimir Klishin - Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Institute of Coal SB RAS Author of more than 500 scientific papers, including monographs, 4 brochures. His works have been published in the USA, Poland, Bulgaria and Hungary. Main scientific results: the interaction of mechanized supports with the host rocks of the coal seam, which is fundamental in the design and improvement of structures of mechanized supports, is investigated; technological solutions have been developed for mining powerful shallow and steep coal seams with controlled and regulated release of coal located above the support or collapsing behind it, as well as designs of mechanized supports that implement these solutions; the technique and technology of destruction of hard-to-break roofs in the technological process of cleaning excavation by the method of directional hydraulic fracturing of the mountain massif has been developed; unique equipment has been created for conducting degassing, technological wells, which significantly exceeds analogues in terms of its technical characteristics; unconventional solutions have been developed for the extraction of kimberlite diamond-bearing ores of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) by mechanized complexes using high-performance transport machines and tunneling combines, which marked the beginning of a new technology for the development of placer deposits by underground method.
	Jacques Sapir - Professor of Economics, Director of Research at the Higher School of Social Sciences and the Center for Research on Industrialization Models of the Higher School of Social Sciences, France, foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
	Tessaleno Campos Devezas - Professor of Engineering at the Atlantic University Institute in Lisbon, Portugal. Honorary member of the International Kondratiev Foundation (Moscow), member of the Advisory Board of Elsevier's Technological Forecasting and Social Change, member of the Advisory Board of the Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management (IAE, Brazil), Head of the Editorial Board of the periodical "Fractals" (World Scientific Publishing Co), member of the Scientific Committee of the Simon Kuznets Institute of Self-Organization and Development (Kyiv, Ukraine), full member of the International Research Academy (Moscow), co-editor of the Springer series of Entrepreneurship Studies, structural changes and industrial dynamics (Germany).
	Nikolay Buktukov - Director of the D.A. Kunaev Institute of Mining, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Kazakhstan Academy of Natural Sciences and the National Academy of Mining Sciences. Buktukov solved major scientific problems: Technologies have been developed and rational parameters of selective open-pit mining of complex-structured deposits have been substantiated. New technologies of open and combined mining of coal and ore deposits have been created, rational methods of concentration of mining production have been developed, rational schemes for opening deep horizons of quarries, cyclic-in-line and in-line mining technologies have been developed. The theory and technology of dynamic formation of uniformity of quality of mineral raw materials in a continuous stream have been developed. A method has been developed for determining the onboard metal content, taking into account economic realities, the average metal content in the ore and its fluctuations, as well as the impact on subsequent processing. Unconventional energy-saving methods of extraction and transportation of high-viscosity and waxed hydrocarbons have been created; ways to reduce the viscosity of high-paraffin oils and bitumen, the tasks of minimizing the costs of preparing oil for production and transportation have been solved. Wind farms have been developed with an efficiency more than 2 times higher than traditional ones and new generation solar panels with an efficiency of 40-60% instead of 18%. At the same time, the cost of electricity for the first time in the world does not exceed the cost of energy from networks.
	Bulat Khusainov - Advisor to the Chairman of the Board for Science, Institute of Economic Research, Republic of Kazakhstan, Academician of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Natural Sciences and the New York Academy of Sciences Specialization: Macroeconomics, world economy and international relations, problems of globalization, transnationalization, integration, international migration of capital and world trade, study of the conjuncture of world markets, trade, investment and structural policy of national economies. Publications: Over 180 scientific papers (total volume over 225 pp.), including about 85 abroad in Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Holland, China, Republic of Korea, France, Sweden, CIS and Baltic countries, USA, Turkey, Japan and other countries (in English, Armenian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Turkish and other languages), including: more than 10 collective monographs; two individual monographs (2005, 2012);