Climate change and energy security: the dilemma or opportunity of the century?

Serhan Cevik

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2024, vol. 26, issue 3, No 7, 653-672

Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the connection between climate change and energy security in Europe and provides empirical evidence that these issues are the two faces of the same coin. Using a panel of 39 European countries during the period 1980–2020, the empirical analysis presented in this paper indicates that increasing the share of nuclear, renewables, and other nonhydrocarbon energy and improving energy efficiency could lead to a significant reduction in carbon emissions and improve energy security throughout Europe. Accordingly, policies and reforms aimed at shifting away from hydrocarbons and increasing energy efficiency in distribution and consumption are key to mitigating climate change, reducing energy dependence, and minimizing exposure to energy price volatility.

Keywords: Climate change; Energy security; Carbon emissions; Energy efficiency; Europe; Q43; Q47; Q48; Q54; Q55; Q58; H20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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