'Essential reading.' Bernice Lee, Chatham House 'Lays out the energy security landscape with a commendable clarity that I have not seen elsewhere. It could help save the world.' Science, People & Politics �Accessible and exciting ... [this] is the first truly objective examination of the relationship between resource scarcity, security and ecological destruction.� Neues Deutschland �Cuts through the confusion and complexity, clarifying the options for a sustainable energy future.� Dan Esty, Yale University Humanity stands at a threshold: will its shared energy future be peaceful, or will it be threatened by resource wars? How can rapidly depleting resources be managed to the advantage of all, and therefore conflicts averted? How can we avoid irreparable damage to the last areas of untouched natural beauty, all in the name of accessing valuable resources? And how do we arrive at an international energy policy which not only provides safe, economical energy without conflict, but also addresses the all-important issue of climate change: What is the best way to achieve greater energy security? Energy Security addresses all of these questions, arguing for an urgent overhaul of international law and institutions to control relations with countries such as Russia, which own the world�s remaining fuel supplies. The book presents alternatives to fossil fuels as two diametrically opposing strategies: the increased use of atomic energy; and a comprehensive climate protection policy with a focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy. In times of international terrorism, there are heightened concerns about nuclear proliferation, and Energy Security argues that the future must belong to renewable energy. Published with the Heinrich B�ll Foundation
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'This book... lays out the energy security landscape with a commendable clarity that I have not seen elsewhere. It could help save the world.' Science, People & Politics 'This volume asks how global energy security can be achieved while avoiding conflict and irreparable damage to the environment.' Survival: Global Politics and Strategy 'Powerful stuff.' Renew 'Refreshing... an excellent global overview of energy security, and easily accessible to those looking for the wider context of exploiting ambient energy.' International Journal of Ambient Energy 'A highly readable introduction that is recommended for newcomers to this topic.' Andrew Judge, Political Studies Review, May 2010.
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Sascha M�ller-Kraenner is Senior Policy Adviser and the European Representative to The Nature Conservancy. He is also a partner of Ecologic Institute (Berlin) and a lecturer at the Hertie School of Governance.
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Energy has always kept the grease of economics, industry and consumerism in the world. As the world economy continues to grow, climate change affects everyone, and energy prices of existing fossil fuels increase, the issue of energy security comes more and more to the fore: there seems to be a renewed struggle in international politics for energy sources, where the US, China, Russia, and other countries are all part in a struggle to ascertain the so-called energy security.
Ms. Müller-Kraenner competenly introduces the current thinking on energy security, focusing in eight chapters on different aspects of energy security, from a general discussion to what energy security is and the emerging struggle for energy in the world, as well as the emergence of Russia and Asia, and the emergence of new potential energy sources.
For anyone with just a basic interest in energy security, the book is clear and concise. A weakness may be the inherent European focus in the book which is not immediately clear until well into the book: this is energy security seen from a European perspective, and Ms. Müller-Kranner is clear but not condencing as to how the EU must act: to develop a common energy policy, promote democracy and human rights, at the same time as the EU must balance the interests of its allies in the global quest for oil, and develop sustainable energy sources (but not energy).
Another minor weakness is the lack of listing of sources in the book: if one would want to read more or learn more of the sources, there is only a limited scope to find more information.
Still, the book is excellent for anyone with an interest in a very relevant current subject, that will surely continue growing in importance in the near-future.
Ms. Müller-Kraenner competenly introduces the current thinking on energy security, focusing in eight chapters on different aspects of energy security, from a general discussion to what energy security is and the emerging struggle for energy in the world, as well as the emergence of Russia and Asia, and the emergence of new potential energy sources.
For anyone with just a basic interest in energy security, the book is clear and concise. A weakness may be the inherent European focus in the book which is not immediately clear until well into the book: this is energy security seen from a European perspective, and Ms. Müller-Kranner is clear but not condencing as to how the EU must act: to develop a common energy policy, promote democracy and human rights, at the same time as the EU must balance the interests of its allies in the global quest for oil, and develop sustainable energy sources (but not energy).
Another minor weakness is the lack of listing of sources in the book: if one would want to read more or learn more of the sources, there is only a limited scope to find more information.
Still, the book is excellent for anyone with an interest in a very relevant current subject, that will surely continue growing in importance in the near-future.
By E. Sipkema
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