Energy security for the EU in the 21st century : markets, geopolitics and corridors / edited by José María Marín-Quemada, Javier García-Verdugo and Gonzalo Escribano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marín Quemada, José María.

García-Verdugo, Javier.

Escribano, Gonzalo.

Series:

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 16.

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy security--European Union countries.

Energy security.

Energy policy--European Union countries.

Energy policy.

Energy industries.

Energy consumption.

European Union countries.

Energy consumption--European Union countries.

Energy industries--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xxii, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Contents:

Part I Energy, geopolitics and energy security: qualitative and quantitative analysis 5

1 Global energy needs and resources: geographical imbalances and energy security / Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier, Laura Rodríguez Rodríguez, Laura 7

1.1 World energy demand 8

1.2 World energy production and reserves 13

1.3 World energy flows 17

2 Energy security, energy corridors and the geopolitical context: a conceptual approach / Gonzalo Escribano Escribano, Gonzalo, Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier 26

2.1 Energy security: in search of an operational concept 26

2.2 Physical, price and environmental components of energy security 27

2.3 Objective determinants and country perception of energy security 29

2.4 Energy corridors 32

2.5 Energy security as a public good 33

3 Energy dependence, vulnerability and the geopolitical context: a quantitative approach to energy security / Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier, Beatriz Muñoz Muñoz, Beatriz 37

3.1 Simple indicators 37

3.2 Composite indicators 50

4 Competition and complementarity in the international energy markets: the EU's Energy Affinity Index / José María Marin-Quemada Marin-Quemada, José María, Carlos Velasco Velasco, Carlos, Beatriz Muñoz Muñoz, Beatriz 54

4.1 The Energy Affinity Index 54

4.2 Practical uses and limitations of the Energy Affinity Index 56

4.3 Affinity and rivalry in the EU's energy relations 57

Appendix 63

5 Global policy scenarios and economic scenarios as tools for energy policy / Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier 67

5.1 Definition of scenario and methodology of scenario analysis 68

5.2 Global policy scenarios 71

5.3 Economic scenarios 78

6 Long-term energy policy scenarios for the world and the EU: a comparative analysis / Enrique San-Martín San-Martín, Enrique 86

6.1 Shell energy scenarios to 2050 86

6.2 Alternative scenarios of the IEA (WEO 2010) 89

6.3 Scenarios of the World Energy Council 91

6.4 The new energy policy of the EU 94

6.5 Scenarios of the Clingendael International Energy Programme (CIEP, 2007) 95

6.6 Scenario comparison 98

Part II Socioeconomic energy risk: concept and estimation 109

7 Risk theory applied to energy security: a typology of energy risks / Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier, Enrique San-Martín San-Martín, Enrique 111

7.1 Risk theory and analysis 111

7.2 Energy supply risk 120

7.3 Estimating energy risk factors 128

7.4 Variables for the estimation of socioeconomic energy risk factors 132

8 Quantifying geopolitical energy risks: the Socioeconomic Energy Risk Index / Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier, Enrique San-Martín San-Martín, Enrique, Beatriz Muñoz Muñoz, Beatriz 144

8.1 The basics of factor analysis 144

8.2 The use of factor analysis to estimate socioeconomic energy risk 146

8.3 Quality, summary and interpretation of results 148

8.4 Socioeconomic energy risk in the EU-27 152

Appendix A 156

Appendix B 162

Appendix C 166

9 Using the Socioeconomic Energy Risk Index: aggregation by corridors, energy models and scenario building / Enrique San-Martín San-Martín, Enrique, Javier García-Verdugo García-Verdugo, Javier 170

9.1 SERI aggregation by corridors 171

9.2 A case study of socioeconomic risk aggregation in energy corridors: the Spanish case 175

9.3 Uses of socioeconomic energy risk estimates in energy modelling and scenario building 181

Appendix A 186

Appendix B 188

Part III Energy security and energy policy convergence in the EU 193

10 Energy security of supply and EU energy policy / José María Marín-Quemada Marín-Quemada, José María, Carlos Velasco Velasco, Carlos, Beatriz Muñoz Muñoz, Beatriz 195

10.1 First steps of the EU's energy policy 196

10.2 From the 2000 to the 2006 Green Paper and the '20-20-20' goal 197

10.3 The Strategic Energy Review (2007) 201

10.4 Defining goals and strategies for 2020 204

Appendix 209

11 The Europeanization of EU member states' energy security policies: convergence patterns / Gonzalo Escribano Escribano, Gonzalo, Ramón Mahía Mahía, Ramón, Rafael De Arce Arce, Rafael De 210

11.1 The Europeanization approach to energy security 212

11.2 Measuring convergence in the EU's energy security drivers 213

11.3 Concluding remarks 227

12 Guidelines for a European energy security policy / José María Marín-Quemada Marín-Quemada, José María, Beatriz Muñoz Muñoz, Beatriz 232

12.1 National sovereignty vs acting with 'one voice': effects on energy security 233

12.2 The EU's soft power and energy security 237

12.3 Lines of action and guidelines for an EU energy security policy 243

Part IV New strategies for the EU's energy security policy 249

13 Socioeconomic energy risk and energy affinity: defining strategies for the EU / José María Marín-Quemada Marín-Quemada, José María, Beatriz Muñoz Muñoz, Beatriz 251

13.1 Energy affinity and socioeconomic energy risk: a new method for analysing the EU's energy security 251

13.2 Analysis of the EU's geopolitical interests: introducing a new tool for energy policy 253

13.3 Final remarks 268

Appendix 270

14 A new strategy: the Europeanization of energy corridors to the EU / Gonzalo Escribano Escribano, Gonzalo 276

14.1 The strategy of Europeanizing energy corridors and the EU's initiatives 276

14.2 Energy security preferences under uncertainty and the corridor's strategy 289

Appendix 293

15 Renewable energy corridors and European energy security / José María Marin-Quemada Marin-Quemada, José María, Gonzalo Escribano Escribano, Gonzalo 297

15.1 Renewables and energy security 298

15.2 Cross-border RES flows and energy security 303

15.3 European renewable energy corridors: the case of the Mediterranean Solar Plan 305.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415676762

0415676762

9780203153291

0203153294

OCLC:

701015685