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The Payne Institute for Public Policy would like to thank you for joining us today for our webinar.
Please feel free to use the chat feature on the Zoom conference call to post questions for Thijs Van de Graaf and Benjamin Sovacool.
Questions will be answered at the end of the presentation.
Thank you!
Global Energy Politics “Payne Institute Spring Book Launch”
Thijs Van de Graaf, Ph.DAssociate Professor of International Politics,
Ghent University
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Ph.DProfessor of Energy Policy, University of Sussex Professor of Business & Social Sciences, Aarhus
University
Outline of the presentation
1. Why we wrote the book2. The approach of the book3. Seeing world politics through four frames4. The importance of justice5. The future of global energy politics
6. Q&A: use the chat feature to pose questions
We are in the middle of a global energy transformation
• Rise of renewables• Rise of China• Climate change
Shell Sky scenario
Existing approaches to energy in IR
Focus mostly on
Oil and gas
Energy security
The supply side
The conduct of states
Geopolitical conflict
Our approach to global energy politics
“Systems thinking”Supply
infrastructure
Primary energy resources (oil, gas, coal, uranium, solar radiation, wind, water, biomass, etc.)
Critical materials (copper, rare earth elements, alumina, etc.)Secondary energy resources (electricity, hydrogen,
gasoline, kerosene, nuclear fuels, pellets, etc.)Systems of conversion (power plants, refineries, PV cells,
windmills, waterwheels, fusion reactors, etc.)Systems of transportation (tankers, pipelines, electric
transmission cables, etc.)
Demand infrastructure
Prime movers (internal combustion engine, compact fluorescent light bulbs, household electric appliances, etc.)
Built environment (design of our buildings, cars, cities, ‘internet of things’, etc.)
Energy consumers (the users, consumption patterns ,and practices that put energy to work)
Social infrastructure
Economic growth model and standards of living (e.g., capitalist accumulation versus communism, high developed versus least-developed countries, etc.)
Laws, rules and regulations (e.g., fuel economy standards, tax systems, mineral rights ownership laws, tariffs in international trade, etc.)
Habits, norms, cultures and values (e.g., car culture, ribbon development, the sharing economy, etc.)
Our approach to global energy politics
“Contested frames”
Frames Dominant worldviews
Prioritized component of energy security
Energy security for whom?
Underlying values and goals
Neo-mercantilism Defense of national security
Geopolitical availability State
Political independence and territorial integrity
Market liberalism
Technological optimism, free market libertarianism
Economic affordability Economy Welfare, freedom
Environmentalism
Environmental preservationism,conscientious consumption
Environmental sustainability Earth Respect for
nature
EgalitarianismJustice, neo-Marxism, feminism, equality
Social acceptability Society Equity, justice
World politics through an energy prism
Energy & economy
Energy & environment
Energy & justice
Energy & security
The global energy system can reflect and entrench existing inequalities
The global energy system can reflect and entrench existing inequalities
What is energy justice?
The global energy system can reflect and entrench existing inequalities
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The global energy system can also create newvulnerabilities
The future politics of energy are … interdependent
The future politics of energy are … interconnected
The future politics of energy are … contested
The future politics of energy are … uncertain
Thank you. Any questions?
Contact information
Thijs Van de Graaf, Ph.DAssociate Professor of International Politics
Ghent [email protected]
www.thijsvandegraaf.be
Benjamin K. Sovacool, Ph.DProfessor of Energy Policy
University of [email protected]