Global Energy Politics

ISBN-13: 9781509530496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 240 str.

Benjamin K. Sovacool

Opis

"Van De Graaf and Sovacool uncover the intricate ways in which our energy systems have shaped global outcomes in areas of world politics"--

Recenzje

?In a complex and rapidly changing energy landscape, this comprehensive overview of the global politics of energy is particularly welcome. It skillfully connects the dots between energy markets, geopolitics, the environment, and local activism across a range of energy technologies and sectors. For anyone who wants to understand the complexities and depth of the global energy challenge, Global Energy Politics is essential reading.? Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General Emeritus of the International Renewable Energy Agency ?An important contribution to thinking through the current energy era and the future transition.? Morgan Bazilian, Executive Director of the Payne Institute for Earth Resources and Research Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines ?a well-informed, empirically rich systematic analysis of different parts of the energy sector that builds directly on the latest research.? Gavin Bridge, Durham University 'Global Energy Politics is a comprehensive, well-researched, and valuable guide to the energy challenges of our time. Thijs Van de Graaf and Benjamin Sovacool deploy a variety of analytical perspectives: geopolitics, economics, sustainability, and justice, discussing promising technological innovations and the institutional and political challenges to decarbonization.' Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University ?We are in the middle of a global energy transformation. Van De Graaf and Sovacool?s comprehensive text provides students with an essential guide to this changing global energy landscape.? Johannes Urpelainen, John Hopkins University ?Keeping pace with the changing global energy landscape and its influence on political, economic and social issues has become exponentially more difficult in a world where unprecedented risks and technological advances are upending the norms of the last century. Global Energy Politics is a valuable resource for those seeking to understand and navigate the shifting relationships between energy markets, geopolitics, climate, equity, and emerging technologies at this critical energy crossroad.? Jason Bordoff, Columbia University ?[Global Energy Politics] is very welcome? This book provides a wide-ranging panorama of global energy politics ? and would be an excellent read for undergraduate and post-graduate students tackling the subject.? Asian Century Institute

Spis treści

Foreword by Adnan Z. Amin 1. Introduction: Systems, frames, and transitions 2. The history and functioning of key energy markets Part I: World Politics Through an Energy Prism 3. Energy and security 4. Energy and the economy 5. Energy and the environment 6. Energy and justice Part II: Governing the Energy Transition 7. Energy technologies and innovation 8. National and regional energy policy 9. Global energy governance 10. Conclusions

O autorze

Thijs Van de Graaf is Associate Professor of International Politics at Ghent University, Belgium. Benjamin K. Sovacool is Professor of Energy Policy at the University of Sussex Business School, United Kingdom.