The supply and demand of energy, its security and environmental sustainability are increasingly central issues in the contemporary world. This broad-ranging new text provides an international and interdisciplinary introduction to today's political, economic, security, policy and technological challenges set in a clear historical context.
Introduction: The Global Energy Challenge
1. Perspectives on the Global Energy Challenge
2. Evolution and Dynamics of the World Energy System
3. The Political Economy of Energy
4. Actors and Institutions
5. Energy, Climate Change and the Environment
6. Energy for Development
7. Energy Security
8. Transit and Infrastructure
9. Technology and Innovation
10. Conclusions: Synergies, Conflicts and Energy Futures