The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition.

• Superior document: Lecture Notes in Energy Series ; v.73
• Author: Hafner, Manfred.
• TeilnehmendeR: Tagliapietra, Simone.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2020.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Lecture Notes in Energy Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (398 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Editors -- The Global Energy Transition: A Review of the Existing Literature -- 1 Europe -- 2 United States -- 3 Russia -- 4 Mena -- 5 The Impacts of the Energy Transition on Economic Growth and Income Distribution -- 6 The Global Energy Transition and the Global South -- 7 The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy -- 8 Minerals and Metals for Low-Carbon Technologies -- 9 Governing the Global Energy Transition -- 10 Financing the Global Energy Transition -- References -- Regional Insights -- The European Union and the Energy Transition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Status of the European Energy Transition -- 3 The New Political Context from 2019: Pressure for Accelerating and Deepening the Energy Transition -- 4 Strategic Economic Challenges Ahead -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- US Clean Energy Transition and Implications for Geopolitics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 U.S. Climate Policy: Struggling for Speed, Scale, and Durability -- 3 Headline Trends in the U.S. Clean Energy Transition -- 4 Federal Policy for Clean Energy -- 5 State-Level Policies for Clean Energy -- 6 Clean Energy Policies in U.S. Cities -- 7 Geopolitics and the U.S. Clean Energy Transition -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- China: Climate Leader and Villain -- 1 China's Changing Energy Landscape -- 1.1 A Voracious Appetite for Fossil Fuels -- 1.2 Changing Policy Priorities -- 1.3 China's 'Energy Revolution': The Nexus Between Energy and Technology -- 2 Climate Leader or Climate Villain? -- 2.1 Electrification Before Decarbonisation -- 2.2 China Commercialises and Exports Clean Tech -- 2.3 How Green Are the Belt and Road? -- 2.4 The US and China: A Quest for Technological Dominance -- 2.5 Controlling Critical Resources -- 3 A Brave New World -- References -- Implications of the Global Energy Transition on Russia.

1 What Is Energy Transition and How Does It Affect Different Countries? -- 2 Russia's Role in the International Energy and Climate Change Landscape and Energy Geopolitics -- 3 The Direct Influence of Energy Transition on Russia -- 4 Russian Climate Policy and the Paris Agreement -- 5 Businesses Promoting Green Technologies in Russia -- 6 National Technology Policy -- 7 Indirect Influence -- 8 Energy Transition Limits Demand for Fossil Fuels and Constrains Russian Energy Exports -- 9 Carbon Tracking of Internationally Traded Goods and The Creation of Border Carbon Adjustments (BCA) Challenge Russia's Non-energy Exports -- 10 Difficulties in Attracting International Financing for Fossil Fuel Projects -- 11 Russia's Potential for Energy Transition and Its Geopolitical Implications -- 12 Energy Efficiency -- 13 Renewable Energy Sources -- 14 Russia's Decentralization and Distributed Energy Resources Potential -- 15 Nuclear -- 16 Hydrogen -- 17 Conclusions on Geopolitical Implications for Russia -- 18 Overall Conclusion -- References -- A Fine Balance: The Geopolitics of the Global Energy Transition in MENA -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Nature of the Regional Energy Economy -- 3 Regional Conflict and Weak States -- 4 Economic Restructuring and Resilience -- 5 Future-Proofing the Hydrocarbon Industry -- 5.1 Current and Future Challenges -- 5.2 Value Generation, Internalisation and Demand Defence -- 6 Retooling the Domestic Energy System -- 6.1 Alternative Energy Sources -- 7 Shifting Strategies in the Geoeconomic Transition -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Addressing Africa's Energy Dilemma -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Understanding the Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 2.1 Energy Access Is the Priority of the Region -- 2.2 Structural Constraints to Gas and Renewable Energy Penetration in the Power Mix -- 2.3 The Ongoing Transition -- 2.4 Case Studies.

3 Geopolitical Dynamics -- 3.1 International Dependence and Regionalised Energy Systems -- 3.2 Socio-Economic Implications and Security Risks -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- In-Depth Focus on Selected Issues -- Technologies for the Global Energy Transition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Power Sector -- 2.1 Renewable Energy Sources -- 2.2 Energy Storage and Other Flexibility Solutions -- 2.3 Other Generation Sources -- 2.4 Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage -- 3 The Industry Sector -- 3.1 Cement -- 3.2 Steel -- 3.3 Chemicals -- 3.4 Information and Communication Technologies -- 4 The Transport Sector -- 4.1 Road Transport -- 4.2 Rail Transport -- 4.3 Aviation -- 4.4 Shipping -- 5 The Buildings Sector -- 5.1 Space and Water Heating -- 5.2 Space Cooling -- 5.3 Lighting, Appliances, and Cooking -- 6 Conclusions: Strategies and Policy Recommendations -- 6.1 Strategies to Decarbonize the Power Sector -- 6.2 Strategies to Decarbonize the Industry Sector -- 6.3 Strategies to Decarbonize the Transport Sector -- 6.4 Strategies to Decarbonize the Buildings Sector -- 6.5 An Integrated Systems Perspective Needed -- References -- Policy and Regulation of Energy Transition -- 1 Overview and Background -- 2 Policy Classification -- 3 Renewable Energy -- 3.1 Renewable Energy Policy Evolution and Geographical Spread -- 3.2 Renewable Electricity Policies -- 3.3 Renewable Heat and Transport Policies -- 4 Energy Efficiency -- 4.1 Energy Efficiency Policy Classification -- 5 Nuclear Energy -- 6 Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- The Role of Policy Design and Market Forces to Achieve an Effective Energy Transition: A Comparative Analysis Between the UK and Chinese Models -- 1 The UK: A Case Study of Market-Led Energy Transition -- 2 Early Processes of Decarbonisation -- 3 Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions.

4 A Market-Led Decarbonisation -- 5 Towards Net-Zero -- 6 Subsidy-Free Shift -- 7 Electrification of Transport -- 8 China: A Case Study of Government-Led Energy Transition -- 9 Paving the Path to Energy Self-sufficiency -- 10 A Leader in RET Manufacturing -- 11 A Government-Led Decarbonisation -- 12 From Tariffs to Zero-Subsidies -- 13 Conclusion -- References -- Financing the Sustainable Energy Transition -- 1 Indroduction -- 2 The Tables Are Turning -- 2.1 Countries Have Made Global Commitments -- 2.2 Investors Are Changing, Mindsets Are Changing -- 2.3 ESG, SRI and Impact Investments Outperform Traditional Investments -- 3 Channelling Investments to Meet Global Energy Demand Sustainably Remains a Challenge -- 3.1 Current Overreliance on Fossil Fuels -- 3.2 Capital Markets in Developing Countries Are Underdeveloped -- 3.3 Matching Financing with Projects Remains Problematic -- 4 Could There Be a Perfect Match? -- 4.1 Developing Countries Need to Develop Capital Markets to Enhance Liquidity and Increase Capital Flows -- 4.2 Government Regulations to Create a Level Playing Field -- 4.3 A Venture Capital Approach to Sustainable Investment Is Needed -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Minerals and the Metals for the Energy Transition: Exploring the Conflict Implications for Mineral-Rich, Fragile States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context and Background -- 2.1 Green Energy and the Demand for Minerals -- 2.2 A Note on Mining and Conflict -- 3 Identifying Mineral-Rich Fragile States Critical to the Low-Carbon Transition -- 4 Case Studies -- 4.1 Cobalt in the DRC -- 4.2 Rare Earths in China -- 4.3 Nickel in Guatemala -- 5 Supply Chain Governance -- 6 Recommendations and Conclusions -- References -- The Impacts of the Energy Transition on Growth and Income Distribution -- 1 The Impacts of the Energy Transition on Economic Growth and Income Distribution.

2 Three Definitions of GDP -- 3 Pricing Emissions -- 4 Carbon Prices Are a Tax -- 5 Consumption or Investment? -- 6 Exports and Imports -- 7 Income Distribution -- 8 Employment -- 9 Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Global Energy Transition and the Global South -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Global South Perspective on the Energy Transition -- 2.1 Innovation, Investment, and Low-Carbon Modes of Production -- 2.2 The Limits of Adopting a 'Global South' Perspective -- 3 Three Challenges for Countries in the Global South -- 3.1 Technology and Value Chains -- 3.2 Financial Risk and Path Dependency -- 3.3 Trade -- 4 Three Conceptual Lenses on the Emerging Geopolitics of the Energy Transition -- 4.1 Realist IPE -- 4.2 Critical IPE -- 4.3 Dependency Theory -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Governing the Global Energy Transformation -- 1 Energy Transition-Lost in Conceptualization? -- 2 The Status Quo of Energy Governance and the Institutional Landscape -- 3 The Energy Transitions and Their Geopolitical Impact -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Setting Up a Global System for Sustainable Energy Governance -- 1 Energy Geopolitics: From Security Above Anything to Sustainability Among Everything -- 2 Energy Governance Institutions-A Key to Sustainable Transformation -- 3 Setting Up a Global System of Sustainable Energy Governance -- 4 Looking Forward to Sustainable Energy Governance -- References.