Global energy efficiency governance in the context of climate politics

Gupta, Joyeeta; Ivanova, Antonina

doi:10.1007/s12053-008-9036-4

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“…This is partly attributable to the notion of energy security, which implies that most states did not wish to give up control over energy governance to an international agency (cf. Florini and Sovacool 2009, Goldthau and Witte 2009, Gupta and Ivanova 2009, KarlssonVinkhuyzen 2010, Gupta 2012. However, the negative externalities of energy production, distribution, and consumption systems call for increasing global governance on energy.…”

Section: Un-energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing Global Coordination Mechanisms on Energy, Environment, and Water

Schubert¹,

Gupta²

2013

E&S

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ABSTRACT. Increasingly, coordination mechanisms are being created at the United Nations (UN) level to enhance systemwide synergies; however, there is relatively little scientific research on these bodies. Against this background, we compare the mandates, structures, and outputs of three UN coordination mechanisms, the UN Environment Management Group, UN-Energy, and UN-Water, to understand what features enhance their ability to coordinate. We conclude that there are three key design elements that possibly enhance the ability of such mechanisms to coordinate. However, although coordination mechanisms are the easiest to set up, because they create the least political upheaval and are relatively cheap, these very characteristics hinder their ability to actually steer the bodies in their sector in such a way that synergy is optimized, duplications and contradictions are reduced, and a common strategy is adopted. Such coordination bodies can contribute to agenda setting, knowledge sharing, providing a discussion forum, and bringing together stakeholders and experts.

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Section: Un-energymentioning

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Comparing Global Coordination Mechanisms on Energy, Environment, and Water

Schubert¹,

Gupta²

2013

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“…For example, Hughes (2009) suggests that energy security should include the four Rs: Review (availability and situation), Reduce (conserve), Replace (shift to other sources) and Restrict (new demands). Increasingly energy security, environmental, economic and social challenges call for increased demand side management, conservation, and energy efffĳiciency (IPCC 2007: 13;Egenhofer et al 2004;Gupta & Ivanova 2009). …”

Section: Inferences: Energy As a Modern Security Issuementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most UN agencies working under the umbrella of ECOSOC have, in one way or another, activities that focus on energy issues. For example, an examination of the activities of UN agencies working on energy efffĳiciency and demand side management revealed that 18 agencies are working on these issues (Gupta & Ivanova 2009). This shows the degree of dispersal of energy governance on only one specifĳic energy issue area.…”

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Secure Oil and Alternative Energy

Amineh¹,

Guang²

2012

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“…The G-8 is thus actively promoting energy governance at least at rhetorical level, and there are now increasing calls for global governance on energy. 9,32,33 Focus Article…”

Section: Global Energy Security Governance: Competing Rhetoric and Frmentioning

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Energy security in a developing world

Kuik¹,

Lima²,

Gupta³

2011

WIREs Climate Change

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Energy security, a fuzzy concept, has traditionally been used to justify state control over energy and a reluctance to deal with energy issues at global level. However, over time, the concept is acquiring different meanings that are applicable at different levels of governance. Many of the elements of the new definitions also imply a number of inherent contradictions. Against this background, this article explores the dimensions of energy security with a special focus on the developing world. It argues that (1) within developing countries (DCs), energy security implies both access to modern energy services by the poorest as well as access by the rapidly developing industrial, services, and urban sectors. Lack of adequate resources has implied trade-offs in terms of who gets access and in terms of taking into account the social and ecological consequences of specific energy sources. Furthermore, (2) the growing DCs' need for energy is impacted by industrialized country perceptions of the various dimensions of energy security-recognizing the need for access to the poorest; industrialized countries are increasingly implicitly questioning the right of DCs to use fossil fuels because of its implications for climate change; or to build large dams because of ecological and social security concerns or expand nuclear energy because of its potential security implications. The development of reliable, continuous, affordable, and environmentally sound provision of energy services combined with a focus on energy efficiency and conservation is the only way of alleviating the various multi-level dimensions of energy security.

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Global energy efficiency governance in the context of climate politics

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

Comparing Global Coordination Mechanisms on Energy, Environment, and Water

Comparing Global Coordination Mechanisms on Energy, Environment, and Water

Secure Oil and Alternative Energy

Energy security in a developing world

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