
The article presents the most relevant information about rural energy usage behaviour based on three primary pillars: energy demand, energy carrier, and energy sources. Taking into consideration the energy situation and the importance of the availability of energy services, the overarching aim of the presented article is to map the potential of improving rural energy services to foster overall sustainable development goals. However, access to reliable, sustainable, and adequate energy is a crucial task in rural Kyrgyzstan. Improving access to energy can significantly impact the progress of many other sustainable development targets. Despite a suitable approach, Kyrgyzstan lags behind to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Therefore, affordable and clean energy for all (Sustainable Development Goal 7) is one of the important elements. Energy transition is one of the main contributors to lowering the impact of fossil fuel energy supply disruptions on the global economy.Įnergy is a pivotal element for overall development. Despite the disruption of Russia’s fossil fuel energy supply, as one of the main energy suppliers, due to sanctions from February 2022, the global energy carriers’ prices are relatively under control. politicians saw the security of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf as a prerequisite for securing energy supplies for the U.S. Especially from the middle of the Carter administration period, U.S. politicians, which will be intensified in the future. The shale oil revolution in the United States and the transition of energy in countries around the world to more sustainable energy sources, especially renewable energy, have reduced the importance of security in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf for U.S. Many other countries have been supplying crude oil compared to half a century ago, reducing the strategic importance of major oil exporters, such as key OPEC members in the Persian Gulf. energy contrasts with that of other oil-producing countries, which are facing financial pressure due to low oil prices and a high domestic energy demand. When the price of oil is low, the geopolitical situation of U.S. With the changes that have taken place in energy-related technologies, the United States has been less affected by the geopolitical risks associated with the supply of fossil fuel energy resources, especially crude oil. Additionally, corporate social responsibility, governance approach, and COVID-19 were identified as emerging keywords in recent years. They were “sustainable development and climate change”, and “environmental protection, economics, and politics”. Two major streams of research were identified based on co-occurrence of keywords. Results show that the number of publications on world (or global) issues has increased over the last five decades, particularly after 2001. Bibliometric data were analyzed using Scopus tools and VOSviewer software. A literature search using Scopus identified 1201 related documents, including journal articles, review articles, conference articles, books, and book chapters published during the period 1975–2022. This study investigates the trend and emerging topics of world (or global) issues using a bibliometric approach. As researchers are on the frontline to explore world (or global) issues, it is crucial to understand what research has been done and what the emerging topics relating to social, political, economic, and environmental dimensions are. Globalization has taken place for several decades and the world has become a connected place. World is a companion journal of Sustainability.

Recognition of Reviewers: APC discount vouchers optional signed peer review reviewer names published annually in the journal.To publication is undertaken in 4.2 days (median values for papers published in Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a firstĭecision provided to authors approximately 19.4 days after submission acceptance.High Visibility: indexed within FSTA, AGRIS, and other databases.Open Access- free to download, share, and reuse content authors receive recognition for their contribution when the paper is reused.World serves as a scholarly forum and source of information on local, regional, national, and international trends, challenges, and opportunities relating to sustainability, adaptation, and the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on past, present, and future links between economic, political, social, and/or environmental issues, published quarterly online by MDPI.
