The Geopolitics Of Renewables (lecture Notes In Energy)
by Daniel Scholten /
2018 / English / PDF
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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?
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
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:
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
·
The emerging global energy game; winners and losers
·
Regional and bilateral energy relations of established and rising
powers
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Regional and bilateral energy relations of established and rising
powers
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Infrastructure developments and governance responses
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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 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