European energy security: Challenges and green opportunities

Almas Heshmati () and Shahrouz Abolhosseini

No wp-2016-21, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This research reviews relevant literature on the current state and effectiveness of developing renewable energy on energy security in general, and on energy security in the European Union in particular. The paper elaborates on primary energy import sources, possible alternatives, and how energy security is affected by the sources of supply. It also gives an analysis of the effects of the Ukrainian crisis, the isolation of Iran on diversification sources, and on European energy security.

Date: 2016
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