Energy Security Pattern Spatiotemporal Evolution and Strategic Analysis of G20 Countries

Jinchao Li, Lina Wang, Tianzhi Li and Shaowen Zhu
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Jinchao Li: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Lina Wang: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Tianzhi Li: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
Shaowen Zhu: School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: With the consumption of energy, blackouts, and a series of social development problems, the discussion of energy security has become the focus of international attention. This paper aims to construct a universal multidimensional index system from four dimensions, and compare the energy security systems of different countries by measuring the Energy Security Index (ESI) of 19 countries of G20 and analyzing their evolution characteristics. The results of this paper show that the ESI of the G20 countries is increasing, the number of dangerous countries is decreasing, mainly concentrated in the Asian and African regions, and environmental sustainability and safety use are the main factors affecting their energy security. The security countries are mainly concentrated in the developed countries of the Americas and Europe. Since 1995, the ESI of China has continued to rise and now China is a generally safe country, which reflects China’s continuous optimization of energy structure and continuous improvement of the relationship of energy systems and economic, population, and environmental systems.

Keywords: G20; energy security; space-time evolution; driving mechanism; scenario analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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