THEORETICAL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19

Abstract

Although the research and construction of an effective policy for ensuring energy and environmental security is a priority task for the governments of various countries and scientists, it is also essential to study literary sources from the point of view of the study of determinants that can influence the implementation of this task. The purpose of this article is to briefly review the literature, discuss the data and methodology, present the proposed model, and discuss the methods used in this study. To achieve the task, general theoretical methods of scientific research were applied: historical analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction, explanation, and forms of scientific abstraction. The main techniques used during the study are grouping, comparison, inference, analysis, synthesis, and tabular and graphical presentation of data.The graphic method also analyzed the number of publications devoted to energy and environmental security, COVID-19. Based on the conducted research, the most significant interest is observed in the issues of research on COVID-19 because the number of works that touch on this issue during 2020-2021 is more than 250,000. Analyzing the distribution of publications by country made it possible to identify the most productive countries to research specific directions. Thus, scientists from China made the most significant contribution to environmental safety research. About 30% of all publications on this issue belong to them. Therefore, building an effective policy to ensure energy and environmental security is a priority task for the governments of various countries and scientists. The literature review showed that environmental and energy security is multifaceted systemic concepts that affect multiple phenomena and processes in energy, ecology, demography, and economy. Today, energy and environmental security are the priority of the governments of the countries of the world. Thus, it is necessary to analyze some factors that can directly or indirectly affect the state of the environment. A complete and high-quality study will make it possible to build a balanced and effective environmental and energy policy for the country to improve its ecological condition, which in turn guarantees humanity's well-being.