The uniqueness of the energy security, justice, and governance problem

Andreas Goldthau and Benjamin K. Sovacool

Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 41, issue C, 232-240

Abstract: This article argues that among all policy fields exhibiting externalities of a global scale, energy stands out on four dimensions: vertical complexity, horizontal complexity, higher entailed costs, and stronger path dependency. These structural attributes are at odds with contemporary key challenges of energy security, energy justice, and low carbon energy transition. With regard to the latter, energy governance challenges occur related to unclear levels of authority and weak resilience. This has implications for energy scholarship, specifically relating to the political economy of energy transitions, discussions about common pool resources, systems analysis, and other neighboring disciplines.

Keywords: Governance; Energy security; Energy justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.042

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