Monday, January 25, 2010

Climate Change and Energy Insecurity

Anon. 2009. Climate Change and Energy Insecurity: The Challenge for Peace, Security and Development. London: Earthscan.

Edited volume of short chapters dealing with many aspects of climate change, clearly not just with energy insecurity.

Some chapters that may have limited use:

Oil: How Can Europe Kick the Habit of Dependence?

Derek Osborn

“Two critical factors will shape the future of oil production and consumption over the next decades. The first is accelerating climate change. The second is the increasing difficulty in finding secure sources of oil in the world. The interaction of these two factors is currently leading the world into a more and more unstable position” (18).

Localized Energy Conflicts in the Oil Sector

Nniimmo Bassey

Oil corrupts already corrupted states. Energy conflicts are not local, but are global (50). What about national peak oils, not just global peak oil (51).

Climate of Fear: Environment, Migration and Security

Devyani Gupta

This is a problem.