The plant would ensure a stable supply of electricity for the capital in the aftermath of the nuclear meltdowns in March at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Politicians and state officials are quick to argue that Kolubara's expansion is critical to securing a stable supply of electricity for the country and that in comparison, complaints are very few.
But more than three decades into this relentless war against the "social" state, most people are yet to enjoy the promise of equitable prosperity under market-dominated capitalism, which has been anchored by a "minimalist" state, whose primarily job is to ensure secured property rights and the stable supply of labor for global capital.
It may seem unlikely but in a few years there might not be enough cocoa to make chocolate unless a large-scale, coordinated commitment is made to support sustainability efforts that will ensure a stable supply of chocolate for the long-term.
Moving to a circular economy is therefore also closely connected to economic issues, such as import dependence and stable supply of raw materials for European industries (European Commission 2015).
Stubborn savers make for a stable supply of investment capital, limiting the impact of taxes on growth.
When still-murky events in Russia loosened Lukoil's control of the pipeline, the Americans cut a deal with Lukoil's rival, Yukos: a stake in the refinery in exchange for a stable supply of crude.
The concept of Enhanced Geothermal Systems, however, is a much younger approach to make the heat stored in Earth's crust available for a stable supply of heat and power, independent of specific geological conditions.
Key concepts like waste heat recycling or waste heat recovery are the basic ideas in thermoelectricity so as to the design the newest solid state sources of energy for a stable supply of electricity and environmental protection.
Although it has been used in many countries around the world, the high production cost, of which oil feedstock accounts for about 75%, has become a hurdle, and the sustainable and stable supply of cheap lipids is crucial for their further development and wide application [ 2].
