Model for assessing energy and environmental development and security in the context of the transition to sustainable development of developing economies on the example of the BRICS countries

The connection between the concepts of “security” and “development” is inextricable, since security is a process, not a state. The preservation of the regional socio-economic system as a goal of ensuring security is achievable if the process of maintaining development proceeds in a chronological manner – both today and in the long term. The paper outlines the theoretical and methodological foundations of the energy flow concept for regional socio-economic systems. Based on this concept, the possibility of applying a comprehensive model of assessing energy and environmental development and energy security in the context of the transition to sustainable development of developing economies is proposed and tested using the example of a group of BRICS member countries (with the exception of Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE). Technological generalized efficiency factor is introduced as a key indicator of energy security and development of the regional socio-economic system. A comparative assessment of the economies of the BRICS countries was carried out according to the following indicators: technological total capacity, economic total capacity, technological useful power, economic useful power, the ratio of technological efficiency to economic efficiency. As a result of the analysis, it was found that Egypt among the BRICS countries (with the exception of Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE) has the highest growth rate of technological useful capacity. Also, based on the results of the study, a ranking of the energy security of various countries was compiled.

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