U S Energy Security

Author : Carlos Pascual,Jonathan Elkind
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815701910

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Energy Security by Carlos Pascual,Jonathan Elkind Pdf

Energy security has become a top priority issue for the United States and countries around the globe, but what does the term "energy security" really mean? For many it is assuring the safe supply and transport of energy as a matter of national security. For others it is developing and moving toward sustainable and low-carbon energy sources to avoid environmental catastrophe, while still others prioritize affordability and abundance of supply. The demand for energy has ramifications in every part of the globe—from growing demand in Asia, to the pursuit of reserves in Latin America and Africa, to the increased clout of energy-producing states such as Russia and Iran. Yet the fact remains that the vast majority of global energy production still comes from fossil fuels, and it will take a thorough understanding of the interrelationships of complex challenges—finite supply, environmental concerns, political and religious conflict, and economic volatility—to develop policies that will lead to true energy security. In E nergy Security, Brookings scholars present a realistic, cross-disciplinary look at the American and global quests for energy security within the context of these geopolitical, economic, and environmental challenges. For example, political analysts Pietro Nivola and Erin Carter wrap their arms around just what is means to be "energy independent" and whether that is an advisable or even feasible goal. Suzanne Maloney addresses "Energy Security in the Persian Gulf: Opportunities and Challenges," while economist Jason Bordoff and energy analyst Bryan Mignone trace the links between climate policies and energy-access policies. Carlos Pascual and his colleagues examine delicate geopolitical issues. Assuring long-term energy security remains one of the industrialized world's most pressing priorities, but steps in that direction have been controversial and often dangerous, and results thus far have been tenuous. In this insightful volume, Brookings

Author : David Bernell,Christopher A. Simon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136731655

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The Energy Security Dilemma by David Bernell,Christopher A. Simon Pdf

This book analyzes the energy security of the United States – its ability to obtain reliable, affordable, and sufficient supplies of energy while meeting the goals of achieving environmental sustainability and protecting national security. The economic and national security of the United States is largely dependent upon fossil fuels, especially oil. Without significant changes to current practices and patterns of energy production and use, the domestic and global impacts – security, economic, and environmental – are expected to become worse over the coming decades. Growing US and global energy demands need to be met and the anticipated impacts of climate change must be avoided – all at an affordable price, while avoiding conflict with other nations that have similar goals. Bernell and Simon examine the current and prospective landscape of American energy policy, from tax incentives and mandates at the federal and state level to promote wind and solar power, to support for fracking in the oil and natural gas industries, to foreign policies designed to ensure that markets and cooperative agreements — not armies, navies and rival governments — control the supply and price of energy resources. They look at the variety of energy related challenges facing the United States and argue that public policies designed to enhance energy security have at the same time produced greater insecurity in terms of fostering rising (and potentially unmet) energy needs, national security threats, economic vulnerability, and environmental dangers.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Energy development
ISBN : MINN:31951D03670354K

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American Energy Security and Innovation by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power Pdf

Author : Jan H. Kalicki,David L. Goldwyn
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781421411866

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Energy and Security by Jan H. Kalicki,David L. Goldwyn Pdf

For more than a century, energy and its procurement have been central to the U.S. position as a world power. How can U.S. relations with established producer nations ensure the stability of energy supplies? How can non-OPEC resources best be brought to the international marketplace? And what are the risks to international security of growing global reliance on imported oil? n Energy and Security: Toward a New Foreign Policy Strategy, Jan H. Kalicki and David L. Goldwyn bring together the topmost foreign policy and energy experts and leaders to examine these issues, as well as how the U.S. can mitigate the risks and dangers of continued energy dependence through a new strategic approach to foreign policy that integrates both U.S. energy and national security interests. Contributors include Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Kevin A. Baumert, Michelle Billig, Loyola de Palacio, Jonathan Elkind, Michelle Michot Foss, Leon Fuerth, Lee H. Hamilton, Evan M. Harrje, John P. Holdren, Paul F. Hueper, Amy Myers Jaffe, J. Bennett Johnston, Donald A. Juckett, Viktor I. Kalyuzhny, Melanie A. Kenderdine, William F. Martin, Charles McPherson, Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ernest J. Moniz, Edward L. Morse, Julia Nanay, Shirley Neff, Willy H. Olsen, Bill Richardson, John Ryan, James R. Schlesinger, Gordon Shearer, Adam E. Sieminski, Alvaro Silva-Calderón, Luis Téllez Kuenzler, J. Robinson (Robin) West, Daniel Yergin, and Keiichi Yokobori.

Author : United States. Department of Energy
Publisher : Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Energy
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Energy policy
ISBN : MINN:31951002948182A

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Energy Security by United States. Department of Energy Pdf

Author : Maria G. Burns
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000228045

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Managing Energy Security by Maria G. Burns Pdf

This interdisciplinary book is written for government and industry professionals who need a comprehensive, accessible guide to modern energy security. Introducing the ten predominant energy types, both renewable and non-renewable, the book illustrates the modern energy landscape from a geopolitical, commercial, economic and technological perspective. Energy is presented as the powerhouse of global economic activities. To ensure the uninterrupted supply of energy, nations, industries and consumers need to have options. Efficient energy security planning ensures that when a primary energy source is depleted, compromised or interrupted, an alternative energy source must be readily available. For this reason, the foundations of energy security are built upon the five pillars of Sustainability, Independence, Efficiency, Affordability and Accessibility. The numerous case studies presented in this book demonstrate that energy security may be compromised in the absence of one out of these five ingredients. The book also entertains the Triple-E notion of Energy Efficiency, Environmental integrity and Economies of scale, used by governments and corporations for energy optimization. One of the key strengths of the book is its ability effectively to cover various scientific disciplines, and several energy types, while remaining comprehensible. This book will be of much interest to security or logistics professionals, economists and engineers, as well as policymakers.

Author : John R. Deni
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822041336132

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New Realities by John R. Deni Pdf

"Revolutionary changes among energy producers and dramatically altered patterns of energy consumption across the planet are having profound implications for American national security in general and the U.S. Army specifically. The U.S. Army War College gathered experts from the policymaking community, academia, think tanks, the private sector, and the military services at the Reserve Officers Association in Washington, DC, in November 2013 to address first the major 'new realities,' both geographically and technologically, and then the specific military implications. The chapters of this compendium are based on the presentations delivered at that conference, which was funded through the generous support of the U.S. Army War College Foundation"--Publisher's web sit

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Energy consumption
ISBN : MINN:31951D02403023K

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International Energy Outlook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biomass energy
ISBN : UOM:39015069154014

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American Energy by Anonim Pdf

This report provides a comprehensive overview of available renewable technologies and how they can help increase our national security by decreasing our reliance on imported oil, create new jobs, and grow our economy, as well as decreasing environmental damage caused by burning fossil fuels.

Author : Richard J. Gonzalez,Raymond W. Smilor,Joel Darmstadter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4410297

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Improving U.S. Energy Security by Richard J. Gonzalez,Raymond W. Smilor,Joel Darmstadter Pdf

Author : Jan H. Kalicki,David L. Goldwyn
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781421414058

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Energy and Security by Jan H. Kalicki,David L. Goldwyn Pdf

The second, completely updated edition of this widely read and respected guide is the most authoritative survey available on the perennial question of energy security. Energy and Security gathers today's topmost foreign policy and energy experts and leaders to assess how the United States can integrate its energy and national security interests. This edition offers fresh analysis and insight into • Fundamental shifts in the global energy balance • The revolution in shale gas and oil • New energy frontiers, from ultra deepwater to the Arctic • The rising agenda of safety concerns across the energy complex • Energy poverty • Infrastructure for modernizing power grids • Climate security in the current political and economic environment The contributors offer a lively discussion of the challenges and opportunities presented by these changes and how they affect national security and regional politics around the globe.

Author : Peter A. Shulman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421417073

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Coal and Empire by Peter A. Shulman Pdf

The fascinating history of how coal-based energy became entangled with American security. Since the early twentieth century, Americans have associated oil with national security. From World War I to American involvement in the Middle East, this connection has seemed a self-evident truth. But, as Peter A. Shulman argues, Americans had to learn to think about the geopolitics of energy in terms of security, and they did so beginning in the nineteenth century: the age of coal. Coal and Empire insightfully weaves together pivotal moments in the history of science and technology by linking coal and steam to the realms of foreign relations, navy logistics, and American politics. Long before oil, coal allowed Americans to rethink the place of the United States in the world. Shulman explores how the development of coal-fired oceangoing steam power in the 1840s created new questions, opportunities, and problems for U.S. foreign relations and naval strategy. The search for coal, for example, helped take Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan in the 1850s. It facilitated Abraham Lincoln's pursuit of black colonization in 1860s Panama. After the Civil War, it led Americans to debate whether a need for coaling stations required the construction of a global empire. Until 1898, however, Americans preferred to answer the questions posed by coal with new technologies rather than new territories. Afterward, the establishment of America's string of island outposts created an entirely different demand for coal to secure the country's new colonial borders, a process that paved the way for how Americans incorporated oil into their strategic thought. By exploring how the security dimensions of energy were not intrinsically linked to a particular source of power but rather to political choices about America's role in the world, Shulman ultimately suggests that contemporary global struggles over energy will never disappear, even if oil is someday displaced by alternative sources of power.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062956656

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U.S. Energy Security by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power Pdf

Author : Ryan Opsal
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498580793

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American and Chinese Energy Security by Ryan Opsal Pdf

This book explores the complex relationship between grand strategy and energy security by conducting a focused, comparative study on the United States and China. By including energy security as a component of grand strategy, the author is able to present an analysis of the complex, multifaceted approaches large consuming states take to secure their critical energy supplies. Inclusion of energy as part of the core strategic agenda increases explanatory power and provides insights as to how states may elect to pursue supply security under times of greater scarcity, or increased conflict. A ranking system is also developed, allowing a more systematic approach to inform this qualitative study.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Energy conservation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045156473

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Energy Security by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization Pdf