Global energy transition carries geopolitical risks and opportunities – research paper
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
The global transformation towards a decarbonised energy system has positive effects for human security, such as reducing the dependence on fossil resources supply chains, strengthening the access to energy as an economic factor, and thus increasing national and international security, writes the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in a paper. However, the energy transition also brings with it the risk of a concentration of technological leadership in certain regions, and an imbalance regarding global financing structures, write Andreas Goldthau, Martin Keim and Kirsten Westphal.
Find the paper in German here.
For background, read the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and its implications for international security.
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