The Handbook of Global Energy Policy - Paperback

by Andreas Goldthau (Editor)

This is the first handbook to provide a global policy perspective on energy, bringing together a diverse range of international energy issues in one volume.

• Maps the emerging field of global energy policy both for scholars and practitioners; the focus is on global issues, but it also explores the regional impact of international energy policies
• Accounts for the multi-faceted nature of global energy policy challenges and broadens discussions of these beyond the prevalent debates about oil supply
• Analyzes global energy policy challenges across the dimensions of markets, development, sustainability, and security, and identifies key global policy challenges for the future
• Comprises newly-commissioned research by an international team of scholars and energy policy practitioners

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Recent years have seen energy placed at the top of policy agendas. Against the backdrop of a rise of new consumers such as China and India, climate change and the geopolitical challenges stemming from scarce and unevenly distributed fossil resources, energy policy is now a global concern. The first volume of its kind to provide a global policy perspective on energy, this comprehensive Handbook analyzes the key dimensions of markets, development, sustainability, and security. It maps the emerging field of global energy policy for both scholars and practitioners with a view to broadening the discussion toward cross-sectoral linkages and regional specificities.

The volume offers a broad comparison of energy policy challenges faced across the globe by exploring future policy requirements at local, national and international levels. Case studies offer regional perspectives from the viewpoint of major energy producers (Russia, Nigeria, and Brazil), emerging energy consumers (China and India), as well as newly-challenged players (The United States and the European Union). The volume brings together the latest research from an international team of scholars and energy policy practitioners, resulting in an invaluable reference source for this fast-growing field.

Author Biography

Andreas Goldthau is Professor at Central European University's School of Public Policy, Associate with the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and and Fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute. He has authored, co-authored or co-edited A Liberal Actor in a Realist World. The EU Regulatory State and the Global Political Economy of Energy (Oxford University Press, 2015), The Global Energy Challenge. Environment, Development and Security (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), Dynamics of Energy Governance in Europe and Russia (Palgrave, 2012), Global Energy Governance. The New Rules of the Game (Brookings Press, 2010), Imported Oil and U.S. National Security (RAND, 2009) and OPEC (Hanser, 2009).