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Multipolar governance permits a number of important states to have
significantly more economic and political clout than others, but
among them there is hardly any hierarchy. The new energy challenge,
with its intricate socio-economic, ecological and
international-political considerations, is a multi-dimensional,
multi-level and multi-actor issue that requires a minimum of
'central' political steering, because neither the invisible hand of
the market, nor unilateral or bilateral power politics are capable
to bring about sustainable solutions. Global Energy Governance in a
Multipolar World investigates the relationship between the
emergence of a multipolar world order and the enormous challenges
of global energy governance that the world is facing in the 21st
century. It reflects on fundamental questions such as how the main
consuming countries can avoid conflict over scarce resources, how
they will cooperate to bring about open energy markets, energy
conservation and efficiency, and how they can promote renewable
energy sources.
Renewables are a game changer for interstate energy relations.
Their abundance and intermittency, possibilities for decentral
generation and use of rare earth materials, and generally electric
nature of transportation make them very different from fossil
fuels. What do these geographic and technical characteristics of
renewable energy systems imply for infrastructure topology and
operations, business models, and energy markets? What are the
consequences for the strategic realities and policy considerations
of producer, consumer, and transit countries and energy-related
patterns of cooperation and conflict between them? Who are the
winners and losers? The Geopolitics of Renewables is the first
in-depth exploration of the implications for interstate energy
relations of a transition towards renewable energy. Fifteen
international scholars combine insights from several disciplines -
international relations, geopolitics, energy security, renewable
energy technology, economics, sustainability transitions, and
energy policy - to establish a comprehensive overview and
understanding of the emerging energy game. Focus is on contemporary
developments and how they may shape the coming decades on three
levels of analysis: * The emerging global energy game; winners and
losers * Regional and bilateral energy relations of established and
rising powers * Infrastructure developments and governance
responses The book is recommended for academics and policy makers.
It offers a novel analytical framework that moves from geography
and technology to economics and politics to investigate the
geopolitical implications of renewable energy and provides
practical illustrations and policy recommendations related to
specific countries and regions such as the US, EU, China, India,
OPEC, and Russia
Renewables are a game changer for interstate energy relations.
Their abundance and intermittency, possibilities for decentral
generation and use of rare earth materials, and generally electric
nature of transportation make them very different from fossil
fuels. What do these geographic and technical characteristics of
renewable energy systems imply for infrastructure topology and
operations, business models, and energy markets? What are the
consequences for the strategic realities and policy considerations
of producer, consumer, and transit countries and energy-related
patterns of cooperation and conflict between them? Who are the
winners and losers? The Geopolitics of Renewables is the first
in-depth exploration of the implications for interstate energy
relations of a transition towards renewable energy. Fifteen
international scholars combine insights from several disciplines -
international relations, geopolitics, energy security, renewable
energy technology, economics, sustainability transitions, and
energy policy - to establish a comprehensive overview and
understanding of the emerging energy game. Focus is on contemporary
developments and how they may shape the coming decades on three
levels of analysis: * The emerging global energy game; winners and
losers * Regional and bilateral energy relations of established and
rising powers * Infrastructure developments and governance
responses The book is recommended for academics and policy makers.
It offers a novel analytical framework that moves from geography
and technology to economics and politics to investigate the
geopolitical implications of renewable energy and provides
practical illustrations and policy recommendations related to
specific countries and regions such as the US, EU, China, India,
OPEC, and Russia
The rise of new powers such as China and India is sending
shockwaves through the global multilateral system. This volume
systematically examines how 13 multilateral institutions are
responding to this shift, with some deploying innovative outreach
and reform activities, while others are paralyzed by gridlock or
even retreat from the global scene.
The rise of new powers such as China and India is sending
shockwaves through the global multilateral system. This volume
systematically examines how 13 multilateral institutions are
responding to this shift, with some deploying innovative outreach
and reform activities, while others are paralyzed by gridlock or
even retreat from the global scene.
From climate change over shale gas to the race for the Arctic,
energy makes headlines in international politics almost daily.
Thijs Van de Graaf argues that energy is in dire need of global
governance. He traces the history of international energy
cooperation from the notorious 'Seven Sisters' oil-companies cartel
to the recent creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA). He analyses how international institutions have been
created for securing oil rents, coordinating consumer-countries'
energy security policies, promoting producer-consumer dialogue,
managing regional gas markets, and dealing with energy-related
environmental externalities. Drawing on the emerging regime
complexity literature, he constructs a novel analytical framework
to explain the fragmented architecture of global energy governance,
and studies prospects for institutional reform at the International
Energy Agency (IEA) and the G8/G20.
From climate change over shale gas to the race for the Arctic,
energy makes headlines in international politics almost daily.
Thijs Van de Graaf argues that energy is in dire need of global
governance. He traces the history of international energy
cooperation from the notorious 'Seven Sisters' oil-companies cartel
to the recent creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA). He analyses how international institutions have been
created for securing oil rents, coordinating consumer-countries'
energy security policies, promoting producer-consumer dialogue,
managing regional gas markets, and dealing with energy-related
environmental externalities. Drawing on the emerging regime
complexity literature, he constructs a novel analytical framework
to explain the fragmented architecture of global energy governance,
and studies prospects for institutional reform at the International
Energy Agency (IEA) and the G8/G20.
This Handbook is the first volume to analyse the International
Political Economy, the who-gets-what-when-and-how, of global
energy. Divided into five sections, it features 28 contributions
that deal with energy institutions, trade, transitions, conflict
and justice. The chapters span a wide range of energy technologies
and markets - including oil and gas, biofuels, carbon capture and
storage, nuclear, and electricity - and it cuts across the
domestic-international divide. Long-standing issues in the IPE of
energy such as the role of OPEC and the 'resource curse' are
combined with emerging issues such as fossil fuel subsidies and
carbon markets. IPE perspectives are interwoven with insights from
studies on governance, transitions, security, and political
ecology. The Handbook serves as a potent reminder that energy
systems are as inherently political and economic as they are
technical or technological, and demonstrates that the field of IPE
has much to offer to studies of the changing world of energy.
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