This volume provides a systematic framework for energy suppliers,
policy makers, academics, students, and all others interested in
energy security, and analyzes key issues concerning energy,
security and sustainability with the help of a wealth of data.
While sustainability is the broadest objective, energy security is
an important part of it, at the global, national and societal
levels. The development of a sustainable, long-term solution to
meeting the world's energy needs is a defining issue of our time,
since central global challenges that the world faces-poverty
alleviation, climate change, and environmental degradation-are
directly linked to energy security. The contributions cover key
issues in sustainable energy and illustrate that the insecurity of
a majority of countries owes to internal factors which have more to
do with market forces, inefficient technologies, lack of
institutions, environmental insecurity, pricing mechanisms, etc.,
and less to do with the international situation. The links between
energy and development are both direct and indirect. Directly,
energy provides several services and utilities to maintain human
well-being, and also does so indirectly through stakeholders. This
volume addresses both the direct and indirect links and provides
sustainable alternatives, helping readers to better grasp the
resilience of both socio-economic and resource sub-systems in the
process. The issues affecting energy supply and demand, including
technology portfolios, environmental considerations and consumer
attitudes are thoroughly discussed. One of the critical questions
that arises is how to facilitate energy investment. The investment
climate and the key issues involved are analyzed, including: the
capital flows with reasonable and stable investment frameworks,
timely decision-making by governments, and open markets. The broad
objective of the volume is to foster a deeper understanding of the
concept of energy security and to identify the methods of analysis,
policy initiatives and future research needed to generate a
balanced pattern of energy use and mitigate its impact on humanity
and the environment.
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