The politics and institutions of global energy governance / Thijs Van de Graaf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graaf, Thijs van de.

Series:

Energy, climate, and the environment series

Energy, climate and the environment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy policy.

Energy policy--International cooperation.

Energy conservation--International cooperation.

Energy conservation.

Energy development.

Physical Description:

xvi, 190 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

From climate change over shale gas to the race for the Arctic, energy makes headlines in international politics almost daily. Thijs Van de Graaf argues that energy is in dire need of global governance. He traces the history of international energy cooperation from the notorious 'Seven Sisters' oil companies cartel to the recent creation of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He analyzes how international institutions have been created for securing oil rents, coordinating consumer countries' energy security policies, promoting producer-consumer dialogue, managing regional gas markets, and dealing with energy-related environmental externalities. Drawing on the emerging regime complexity literature, he constructs a novel analytical framework to explain the fragmented architecture of global energy governance and studies prospects for institutional reform at the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the G8/G20. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Energy and global governance

Morphogenesis of the energy regime complex

Interpreting the global energy architecture

Adaptation at the core: reform of the IEA

Diverging from the path: the creation of IRENA

The G8 and G20 as energy steering committees?

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137320728

1137320729

OCLC:

848162829