Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques. A national energy policy comprises a set of measures involving that country's laws, treaties and agency directives. This book presents the latest research on the economic effects, security aspects and environmental issues connected with energy policy.

Dieser Band diskutiert auf knappem Raum die wichtigsten Themenfelder der deutschen Energiewende und die damit verbundenen Chancen und Risiken. Er richtet sich an alle Interessierten, die sich in der Debatte zur Umsetzung der Energiewende "nicht mehr mitgenommen" fuhlen und sich beteiligen moechten.

Die Energieversorgung der Welt steht vor einer radikalen Wende: Mit Fracking erschliesst eine neue Technik bislang unerreichbare OEl- und Gasquellen in der Tiefe. Das verandert die Spielregeln im globalen Energiemarkt. Durch die Ausbeutung dieser sogenannten unkonventionellen Lagerstatten koennen einige Staaten, die bislang von OEl- und Gas-Importen abhangig sind, zu Exporteuren aufsteigen. Die Preise fur Energie werden gerade in diesen Regionen enorm sinken. Unternehmen investieren Milliarden in Fracking und die LNG-Technologie zur Erdgasverflussigung - und verandern damit das Gefuge der Weltwirtschaft. Fur energieintensive Industrien wie Stahl- und Aluminiumhutten, Automobilfertigung oder Maschinenbau werden etwa Verlagerungen in der Produktion noetig, um die Wettbewerbsfahigkeit zu halten. Doch die Fracking-Technologie ist heftig umstritten. In diesem Buch stellen Experten den neuesten Stand der Diskussion, Chancen und Risiken des Fracking-Booms vor. Entscheider aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft koennen sich so ein unvoreingenommenes Bild machen, um an einer aufgeheizten Debatte kompetent teilnehmen zu koennen. Die 2. Auflage wurde durchgesehen, aktualisiert und um aktuelle Technologiefakten, Statements mit dem aktuellen Stand der Gesetzgebung sowie Prognosen erganzt.

Deutschland wird seine bisher weitgehend auf fossilen Brennstoffen basierende Energieversorgung bis zum Jahr 2050 auf grosstenteils regenerative Energien umstellen. Die Burgerinnen und Burger dieses Landes kennen dieses weltweit einzigartige Projekt unter dem Namen Energiewende. Von ihren gesellschaftlichen Wurzeln, dem Beginn ihrer Umsetzung und ihrer rasanten Entwicklung in den letzten Jahren berichtet Klaus-Dieter Maubach. Er beschreibt, wie das deutsche Energiesystem der Zukunft aussehen muss, und schlagt einen kurzfristigen Aktionsplan vor, der die volkswirtschaftlichen Kosten eindammt und die Energiewende fur die Verbraucher bezahlbar macht."

Die zuverlAssige Versorgung einer hoch technisierten Gesellschaft mit elektrischer Energie ist von enormer Bedeutung. Der Bedarf an unterbrechungsfreiem Strom wAchst bestAndig; gleichzeitig sind Forderungen nach Wirtschaftlichkeit, Effizienz, Kostengerechtigkeit und nicht zuletzt Umweltschutz zu erfA1/4llen.

Hinzu kommt, dass grundlegend verAnderte rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen in Deutschland und Europa Netzbetreiber vor groAe Herausforderungen stellen: Die Netze mA1/4ssen langfristig ausgebaut werden, um einen EU-weiten Strombinnenmarkt gewAhrleisten zu kAnnen. Kurz- bis mittelfristig ist durch Koordination mit anderen Netzbetreibern sicherzustellen, dass trotz neuer Transportfunktionen der Netze gravierende StromausfAlle ausbleiben.

Die vorliegende Studie prAsentiert das Resultat einer interdisziplinAren Forschungsarbeit, die Ursachen von InstabilitAten, wesentlich beeinflusst durch den Trend zu einer weitergehenden Integration der europAischen Stromnetze, untersucht und die VerlAsslichkeit der Energieversorgungsnetze reflektiert. Die Studie richtet sich mit konkreten Empfehlungen zu Investitions-, Sicherheits-, Effizienz- und QualitAtsaspekten der elektrischen Netze an Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik und die interessierte A-ffentlichkeit. Ziel ist es, fA1/4r anstehende politische Entscheidungen sowie administrative und unternehmerische MaAnahmen eine wertvolle Entscheidungsgrundlage zu bieten. So wird durch die fachA1/4bergreifende Analyse der netzwirtschaftlichen Pflichten und ihrer Regulierung eine LA1/4cke in der wissenschaftlichen Betrachtung geschlossen und Impulse fA1/4r die weitere Gestaltung der ElektrizitAtsnetzwirtschaft gegeben.

The international energy industry frequently gives rise to complex, high-value disputes. As economic and commercial circumstances change, joint venture partners may disagree over operations, sellers and buyers may manoeuvre to amend pricing terms and states may seek to improve their take from investment projects. Any of these outcomes can have significant consequences for the long-term prospects of companies operating in the sector. These are just some of the issues covered by this title, which provides a practical, user-friendly overview of the essentials of international arbitration in the energy industry. Leading practitioners from international law firms and global companies consider, among other things, the effective drafting of arbitration clauses, how to keep international arbitration affordable, gas price arbitrations, EPC and construction arbitrations, investment treaty disputes under the Energy Charter Treaty, third party funding in international arbitration and enforcement of arbitral awards. Edited by Ronnie King, Tokyo Managing Partner and international arbitration expert at international law firm Ashurst LLP, this title will be of practical value for all lawyers advising in the energy industry, and for others who have an interest in the important issues discussed.

A great fall cannot be understood apart from the rise that preceded it. Enron Ascending is the only book to date that examines in detail the first two-thirds of that iconic energy company's life. Thus, it is the only book to date that exposes the deepest causes of Enron's stunning collapse. Nobel economist Paul Krugman predicted that history would look upon Enron's plummet as a greater turning point than the fall of the Twin Towers. Enron Ascending explains the shock of the company's fall by recalling the astounding achievements of Enron's birth, childhood, adolescence, and early maturity. It sets forth the once-celebrated but now-forgotten industry and innovation that caused the company and its reputation to soar stratospherically. At the same time, always conscious of the company's fate, the book highlights throughout the developing habits of thought and behavior that later evolved into self-destructive acts of desperation and deceit. Written fifteen years after the firm's demise, Enron Ascending offers the long perspective of a uniquely positioned insider, Robert L. Bradley, Jr., the company's director of public-policy analysis and Chairman Ken Lay's personal speechwriter. The book also offers a library of previously unavailable information, drawn from Bradley's innumerable corporate documents and unrepeatable interviews, which he collected in his capacity as the company's prospective historian. Most important, however, Enron Ascending offers an antidote to the unending stories, studies, and books about Enron that are presented as just-the-facts but are in reality shaped decisively by the worldview of their authors. Bradley shows, beyond dispute, that the early habits which set precedents for Enron's history-making demise were directly contrary to the free-market behaviors and capitalist attitudes generally blamed for Enron's fall.

This book redefines climate protection measures and readjusts climate protection targets in line with what is scientifically necessary and economically feasible. The reader is provided with an overview of recent developments and failings in, and successful instruments for, fighting climate change and global warming. Effective climate protection measures rest on two pillars: stopping all greenhouse gas emissions and cleaning the atmosphere of spare carbon. Both are possible, if the use of fossil fuels in the energy, transport, construction and chemistry sectors is terminated and the decision is made to consistently switch to a world economy with zero emissions instead. Global Feed-in-Tariffs can provide incentives for renewable energies as the German Feed-in-Tariff has proven - a measure which has been copied by almost 70 nations around the world. At the same time agricultural practices are necessary to support an increase in biodiversity, e.g. re-greening the desert, afforestation and organic agriculture and active storage of atmospheric carbon emissions within agricultural soils. This book demonstrates that investment in renewable energies and a sustainable economy is not only a worthwhile cause but also has an economic value. The book introduces new actors such as the financial industry as an investor and political actor. If the financial industry becomes a political actor and calls for a necessary regulatory framework, more nations will follow - accompanied by an economic benefit - which will create a class of pioneer nations instead of the ever failing project of a global climate agreement. The transformation of the world economy can be accelerated through the right political measures. Active legislative support is necessary, for example the implementation of Feed-in-Tariffs for renewable energies, ending all subsidies for fossil fuels and the internalization of external damage costs such as nuclear waste management. Global warming does not have to be our inescapable fate. If mankind pursues the right climate protection strategies, the earth can be cooled down to an acceptable level in a few decades.

Die Unternehmenszusammenschlusse der letzten Jahre haben gezeigt, dass es Akteure im Erdgasmarkt gibt, die vertikale Zusammenschlusse langfristigen Liefervertragen vorziehen. Thomas Schumacher analysiert die Effekte der sog. vertikalen Integration im Erdgasmarkt und untersucht, was sie fur den heutigen und zukunftigen Wettbewerb auf dem Erdgasmarkt bedeuten."

Un rapport de la Banque mondiale recommande aux gouvernements des pays d' Afrique subsaharienne d'investir dans des plans d'etectrification coordonnes a long terme pour atteindre plus rapidement leurs objectifs de developpernent.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1956.

Experts all agree that human beings can mitigate climate change by changing how we use energy for heat, light, movement, and production. Stewards of heritage sites and collections can engage the public at the grassroots level to raise awareness about the cultural and socioeconomic reasons for past choices that have contributed to climate change. This book will help cultural institutions identify ways to interpret new stories through historic places and resources, especially if staff have made the commitment to "go green." Without place-based context, discussions about energy focus primarily on the science, and not the human experience. By reminding us of our past practices and values regarding energy production and use, historic places can inspire different ways of thinking about transitioning to different energy sources, and question the doctrine that high energy use is necessary for progress. Public interpretation can expose the vast energy infrastructure and the impact of energy extraction, production and use on place. Historic sites offer place-based contexts for visitors to interact with and think critically about the processes and the impact of energy development in, for example, a maritime village. This book synthesizes science with the humanities outside of popular media and other politicized spaces to identify different kinds of energy resources in many historic collections or sites. It supplements current calls for economic and policy changes, because as stewards of historic places, we need to do what we can in this "all hands-on deck" moment to prepare for shared stewardship of our future.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1956.

"Je suis d'accord avec les points souleves et avec l'argument d'Ayuk pour le role critique que l'OPEP jouera afin que les produits petroliers africains se fasse une voix bien meritee dans l'industrie petroliere." -Secretaire general de l'OPEP, S.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo Deux decennies de negociation d'accords petroliers et gaziers africains ont donne a NJ Ayuk une comprehension du paysage energetique du continent que peu de gens peuvent egaler. L'avocat de l'energie africain, forme aux Etats-Unis, fournit des doses genereuses de cette idee dans son deuxieme livre, Billions at Play: The Future of Africa Energy and Doing Deals. Servant de feuille de route pour que le continent fasse un meilleur travail en utilisant ses vastes ressources energetiques pour ameliorer la vie de ses populations, Ayuk explique comment les pays africains peuvent utiliser leurs industries energetiques comme tremplins pour diversifier et developper leur economie globale. De plus, Ayuk montre comment les gouvernements africains et les entreprises locales peuvent negocier de meilleurs accords avec les societes energetiques internationales et comment les pays du continent peuvent utiliser des gisements de petrole et de gaz marginaux pour developper des industries energetiques nationales qui, une fois fortes, seront competitives au niveau mondial. Questions posees et reponses: Pourquoi les nouvelles ressources de gaz naturel de l'Afrique peuvent permettre au continent de devenir un acteur mondial cle de l'industrie Quels changements les pays africains peuvent faire pour devenir des destinations d'investissement attractives Le role que l'acces a une energie fiable, durable et abordable peut jouer dans l'acceleration de la croissance economique Pourquoi et comment les entreprises energetiques americaines devraient cesser de reduire leurs investissements en Afrique Et pourquoi l'industrie energetique du continent a besoin de plus de femmes Le theme sous-jacent du livre est que trop souvent, les ressources naturelles creent de la richesse pour les investisseurs etrangers et un groupe restreint d'elites africaines alors que les gens ordinaires (et par consequent, les economies africaines) n'en profitent pas. S'il est facile de voir qu'il y a un manque de participation locale dans les projets africains et un defi permanent pour obtenir les investissements necessaires, nous devons egalement comprendre notre role a cet egard. Nous devons comprendre l'importance de creer des environnements favorables avec des conditions fiscales attrayantes pour les investisseurs locaux et etrangers, le role de politiques de contenu local plus fortes pour garantir une plus grande participation locale dans le secteur, et le poids du gouvernement et de l'incertitude politique dans l'avancement des projets. "C'est aux Africains de reparer l'Afrique", ecrit Ayuk. Cette declaration peut etre consideree comme un theme vivant tout au long du livre car il encourage les entreprises et les gouvernements locaux a conclure des accords de collaboration plutot que des engagements passifs avec les CIO et les majors. "[Nous avons besoin] d'investisseurs qui montrent qu'ils veulent participer pleinement avec nous, en venant et en construisant des entreprises durables, a long terme qui durent et font des benefices, creent des emplois et poursuivent leur developpement." Si vous etes pret a plonger la tete la premiere dans une analyse et un examen francs du paysage energetique africain et de la maniere dont les Africains peuvent commencer a reparer l'Afrique, plongez dans les pages de Billions at Play. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION: "I agree with the points made-and with Ayuk's case for the critical role that OPEC will play in helping African oil products achieve a much-deserved voice in the petroleum industry." -OPEC Secretary-General, H.E. Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo Two decades of negotiating African oil and gas deals have given NJ Ayuk a grasp of the continent's energy landscape that few can match. The American-educated, African energy lawyer serves up generous doses of that insight in his second book, Billions at Play: The Future of Africa Energy and Doing Deals. Serving as a road map for the continent to do a better job of using its vast energy resources to improve its peoples' lives, Ayuk addresses how African countries can use their energy industries as springboards for diversifying and growing their overall economies. In addition, Ayuk shows how African governments and local companies can negotiate better deals with international energy companies and how the continent's countries can use marginal oil and gas fields to develop domestic energy industries that, once strong, will compete globally. Questions posed and answered: Why Africa's fledgling natural gas resources can allow the continent to emerge as a key global player in the industry What changes African countries can make in order to become attractive investment destinations The role that access to reliable, sustainable, and affordable power can play in the acceleration of economic growth Why and how American energy companies should stop curtailing their investments in Africa And why the continent's energy industry needs more women The book's underlying theme is that too often, natural resources create wealth for foreign investors and a select group of African elites while everyday people (and in turn, African economies) fail to benefit. While it is easy to see that there is a lack of local participation in African projects and an ongoing challenge in securing necessary investment, we also need to understand our role in this. We have to understand the importance of creating enabling environments with attractive fiscal terms for local and foreign investors, the role of stronger local content policies in ensuring more local participation in the sector, and the weight government and political uncertainty carries in moving projects forward. "It's up to Africans to fix Africa," writes Ayuk. This statement can be considered a living theme throughout the book as he encourages that local companies and governments have to enter into collaborative agreements rather than passive engagements with IOCs and majors. "[We need] investors who show that they want to fully participate with us, by coming in and building long-term sustainable businesses that last and make a profit, create jobs and further development." If you're ready to dive headfirst into accessing a frank analysis and examination of the African energy landscape and how Africans can begin to fix Africa, jump into the pages of Billions at Play.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1951.