Energy dependence of western Europe: The rise and fall
The relationship between energy sources import and export is placed in the centre of energy security analysis. The issue of the future of Europe is becoming increasingly important with the depth of the economic crisis that started in 2008. In addition to a continuous growth in the number of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Međunarodni Problemi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0025-8555/2015/0025-85551504279G.pdf |
| Summary: | The relationship between energy sources import and export is placed in the
centre of energy security analysis. The issue of the future of Europe is
becoming increasingly important with the depth of the economic crisis that
started in 2008. In addition to a continuous growth in the number of the
unemployed, the crisis particularly emphasizes the chronic level of energy
dependence. The energy saving measures (energy efficiency), diversification
of sources (stability of supply), and the creation of substitutes in
renewable energy (energy transition), interwin with administrative measures
and form the response of European countries to the growing energy dependence.
At the same time, although facing the threatening warming (or cooling) of the
Earth, Europe, as a big advocate of reducing CO2 remains passively dependent
on NATO policy in the field of defence in the context of energy dependence.
However, for the first time after many decades, Europe and America do not
have the same energy, and consequently geo-strategic objective: the United
States has become energy independent, while Europe is chronically energy
dependent. Preservation of the environment and the fight against climate
deregulation becomes a crucial energy security domain. |
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| ISSN: | 0025-8555 2406-0690 |