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Sagadiyev LLP</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47703/2789-8253-2026-1-19-35</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">ejebs-197</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Scenario Analysis of Risks and Opportunities in Kazakhstan’s Industrial Transition to Carbon Neutrality</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title></trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5872-0201</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Khuanysh</surname><given-names>Lena</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD student</p><p>Astana</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">lenahuanys@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2905-5123</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Dauletkhanova</surname><given-names>Zhanar</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Finance</p><p>Astana</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">zhanar021@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5624-7495</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Yerniyazova</surname><given-names>Aliya</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD, Associate Professor</p><p>Uralsk</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">aliya-erniyazova@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-3"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff xml:lang="en" id="aff-1"><institution>Esil University</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en" id="aff-2"><institution>Turan-Astana University</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en" id="aff-3"><institution>NAO West Kazakhstan University named after M. Utemisov</institution><country>Kazakhstan</country></aff><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2026</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>02</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>70</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title>Eurasian Journal of Economic and Business Studies</issue-title><fpage>19</fpage><lpage>35</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Khuanysh L., Dauletkhanova Z., Yerniyazova A., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Khuanysh L., Dauletkhanova Z., Yerniyazova A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Khuanysh L., Dauletkhanova Z., Yerniyazova A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://ejebs.uib.kz/jour/article/view/197">https://ejebs.uib.kz/jour/article/view/197</self-uri><abstract><p>The transition to carbon neutrality represents a strategic imperative for large industrial companies in Kazakhstan in the context of global climate challenges and increasingly stringent environmental requirements. The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated risk and opportunity management framework for industrial decarbonization in Kazakhstan based on scenario modelling and expert assessment. The study uses a mixed methodological approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis. The empirical basis of the study was made up of sectoral data on greenhouse gas emissions in Kazakhstan’s industry for 2015-2024, official statistics from government agencies, corporate non-financial reports, as well as the results of 32 semi-structured expert interviews with representatives of industrial companies, government regulators and international organizations. The results of the study show that Kazakhstan’s industrial CO2 emissions increased 18.1% from 224.7 million tonnes (2015) to 265.4 million tons (2024), with metallurgy accounting for 35.9%, energy 28.1%, oil and gas 22.8%, and chemicals 13.4%. Scenario analysis shows that under the business-as-usual scenario, emissions could increase to 322.5 million tons of CO2 by 2050, while the moderate scenario reduces emissions to 102.3 million tons (55% compared to 2024), and the ambitious scenario to 35 million tons (-84%). This research extends sustainability theory by demonstrating how to transition economy characteristics-legacy infrastructure, resource dependence, institutional capacity-shape decarbonization pathways, providing actionable insights for climate policy formulation and corporate strategy in resource-rich developing nations.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Economy</kwd><kwd>Transition Economy</kwd><kwd>Carbon Neutrality</kwd><kwd>Decarbonization</kwd><kwd>Green Transformation</kwd><kwd>Climate Strategy</kwd><kwd>Energy Transition</kwd><kwd>Sustainable Development</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Aldy, J. E., &amp; Stavins, R. N. (2012). The promise and problems of pricing carbon: Theory and experience. 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