The Energy Transition And The Enduring Role Of Energy In Us Foreign Policy
Feb 20, 2021 2:35:pm
Summary American foreign policymakers have rarely been energy experts. But in practice, for decades, they have confronted and manoeuvred around energy issues.
by: Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Oxford Institute For Energy Studies (OIES)
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The Energy Transition And The Enduring Role Of Energy In Us Foreign Policy
Energy has been both an end and a means in American foreign policy. The heavy reliance of the American and global economies on oil and gas has shaped US foreign policy in distinct ways for nearly the last 100 years. As the world moves away from fossil fuels and towards a different energy mix and an alternative energy system, energy will continue to sculpt US foreign policy, but in a very different manner.
The Next Prize: Geopolitical Stakes In The Clean Hydrogen Race
Yergin could not have picked a better title for the book not just because he was awarded a Pulitzer for it, but because he masterfully exposed how oil was a game of huge risks and monumental rewards. Today, judging by all the excitement, hydrogen seems well positioned to become the next great prize, a zero-carbon version of oil.
Hardly a week goes by without a government or a company announcing a new hydrogen plan or project. The enthusiasm for hydrogen is understandable: whether it is used in a fuel cell to produce electricity or burned in an engine to produce heat, the only ‘exhaust’ it creates is water vapor. As more and more governments commit to net-zero-emission targets by mid-century, hydrogen becomes an appealing energy carrier to decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors, such as heavy industry and long-haul transport.
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ESJ Insight: On Energy Security With Dr. James Henderson
Feb 14, 2021 9:30:am
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by: European Security Journal
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ESJ Insight: On Energy Security With Dr. James Henderson
In the middle of this is the Nordstream 2 pipeline, which is still seen as necessary to meet Europe’s demand for gas. The Russian oil and gas are essential for maintaining not just everyday needs like electricity and heat, but also for maintaining economic production and manufacturing.
Dr. James Henderson is the Director of the Natural Gas Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, joins us to discuss the future of energy security in Europe, and the recent arrest of Alexei Navalny.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline being built between Russia and Germany is one of Europe’s most politically controversial projects. With opposition to it growing, the future of the pipeline is in doubt.
In this Nov. 11, 2018 file photo a ship works offshore in the Baltic Sea on the natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 from Russia to Germany. (Bernd Wuestneck/dpa via AP)
(CN) European politics are heading toward a moment of reckoning and it all has to do with a 764-mile natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea that may or may not ever get used.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is one of the European Union’s most politically charged and explosive topics, forcing Europe to deal with clashing economic, environmental, social and political problems all of them wrapped in very real concerns over Russia and a potential the gas line could escalate the conflict in Ukraine.