Energy Security in the Contemporary World
A shared writing space on all things related to energy & security – Made in Sciences Po, Reims
Nuclear power has been a part of South Korea's energy industry since the 1950s. Now a US$24 billion domestic industry, twenty-three nuclear reactors power one-third of South Korea's electricity demand. Nuclear power is therefore critical to the nation's energy security, and has inspired decades of administrations maintaining its status as a strategic priority. South Korea's... Continue Reading →
Canada: a country known for its multicultural identity, friendly people, boundless, rugged landscapes, and bountiful natural resources. In Canada, you can count on clean air and drinking water, pristine lakes and oceans, lush forests, and vast mountain ranges... But, you can also count on the extraction and use of fossil fuels which are becoming increasingly... Continue Reading →
In November 2017, five months after President Trump announced his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris Accords, President Xi declared that China was now in the “driving seat” when it came to mitigating global climate change. [1] This was a bold claim, given that China is still the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse... Continue Reading →
The smallest ocean on earth (although it is bigger than Russia) could be a goldmine in terms of fossil fuels extraction. What was considered before as a sterile area of ice is now envied by the arctic countries sharing the ocean. United States, Canada, Denmark (through Greenland), Norway and Russia are now competing to get... Continue Reading →
Ours is an energy-hungry planet, that also happens to be on the brink of global climate disaster. How can we possibly avoid further deterioration of the planet without ignoring developing countries’ needs? Or even more ambitiously, ensure energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability all at the same time on a global scale? One promising... Continue Reading →
The Canadian Trans Mountain Pipeline Extension project is a proposed pipeline that would run along the current pipeline, between Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, British Columbia. The project was proposed with the intention of increasing economic benefits by providing $7.4 billion in government revenues and creating new jobs. The pipelines proposal stated that it would allow... Continue Reading →
On 1 July 2012, the Australian Labor government introduced a carbon pricing scheme as part of a broad energy reform initiative to move the nation towards a cleaner energy future. Entities that emitted over 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gases per year (excluding the transport or agricultural sectors) were required to obtain emissions... Continue Reading →
For weeks now, it seems that the weather has lost his mind. Between heat records in Australia and historical freezing temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest, the world is witnessing the concrete consequences of serious deregulation of climate. While some people claim the “Age of Weather Extremes”, others are wondering to what extent may climate... Continue Reading →
