Energy supply security and geopolitics: A European perspective

Correljé, Aad; Linde, Coby van der

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.11.008

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“…Another issue that has come to the fore in recent years is that of the security of energy supply, which may mean that society becomes increasingly vulnerable to energy supply disruptions (Correlje and Van Der Linde, 2006 Member states are required to adopt a target that is consistent with the EU's target of 22%; for the UK this target is 10% by 2010 (DTI, 2005a).…”

Section: Security Of Supplymentioning

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Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

2007

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Section: Security Of Supplymentioning

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Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

2007

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“…Modern energy scenarios describe how broader societal or political developments affect the energy future [12,13] (e.g. regional rivalry or more global cooperation [14]). The policy recommendations are however often "presented in singular prescriptive ways", and policy-makers often refer to techno-economic energy studies for "proof" that their proposal is, in fact, the best [15].…”

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Shades of green: Centralisation, decentralisation and controversy among European renewable electricity visions

Lilliestam

Hanger

2016

Energy Research & Social Science

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a b s t r a c tTo decarbonise its electricity system, Europe must rapidly expand renewables. We analyse the controversy between two organisations, Eurosolar and Desertec, which seemingly pursue the same goal of 100% renewable electricity. We show that they interpret "100% renewables" differently and envision fundamentally different renewable electricity futures, to be reached through different governance pathways driven by different actors. Desertec reacts to mankind's violation of the Earth's carrying capacity and seeks secure decarbonisation through renewables, for which centrally regulated, large-scale imports of controllable concentrating solar power from the desert are necessary. Eurosolar, in contrast, seeks to decentralise the electricity supply and disempower the actors who caused the unsustainable and undemocratic energy system, for which renewables are suited as they are carbon-neutral and decentralised by nature. As the core aim of Desertec, controllable solar power imports through large-scale infrastructure, violates Eurosolar's core aim of decentralisation, a compromise is difficult: this would require one organisation to give up its primary objective. Our results show that the reason for this controversy among renewables proponents lies not in technology or cost, and can thus not be identified or resolved through techno-economic analysis or modelling, but in irreconcilable differences in normative aims and governance choices.

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“…However, recent price rises are attributed to several drivers: lack of stocks/reserves, political instability in oil-producing regions, lack of buffer production capacity due to poor investments, demand increases in emerging economies, and 'peak oil' (Wirl 2008). These factors are thought to explain why price rises are not always and immediately followed by offsetting increases in the supply (Correljé and van der Linde 2006). However, energy prices also react strongly to global economic developments, which may thereby exacerbate price spikes and price falls.…”

Section: Regulation Of Fossil Fuel Marketsmentioning

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“…Even the supply of natural gas is in general more secure, as it is not traded across oceans by tankers as extensively. Regionally, though, the production and piped transport of gas can also be tied up with political instability (Correljé and van der Linde 2006). Compared to agro-food production, however, the production and prices of fossil energy are only incidentally affected by environmental disturbances (such as hurricane Katrina).…”

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Wanted: institutions for balancing global food and energy markets

Koning

Mol

2009

Food Sec.

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The increasing demand for biomass for energy use is further escalating existing food security risks. Managing these risks is a task for global institutions. These should ensure timely investment in the world's capacity for producing biomass and balance the use of this biomass for foods and for non-foods. To achieve this, institutional arrangements for global food markets must fulfil two important goals: reduce the short-term price instability of food markets and prevent a structural scarcity of food in the long term. This paper analyses how agro-food markets, energy markets and biofuel markets are currently regulated. As this regulation is ill-suited to manage food price instabilities and balance food and non-food use of biomass, new institutions need to be put in place. A coordinated system of global commodity management -not unlike the Commodity Control Organization proposed by Keynes for the post-WWII era -is proposed to deal with these coming challenges.

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Energy supply security and geopolitics: A European perspective

Cited by 253 publications

References 13 publications

Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

Shades of green: Centralisation, decentralisation and controversy among European renewable electricity visions

Wanted: institutions for balancing global food and energy markets

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