THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF ENERGY SECURITY Edited by Benjamin K. Sovacool i j Routledge j j j ^ ^ Taylor & Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK C ONTENTS List of illustrations ...

Energy security, economic development and averting global warming are conflicting objectives in a fossil fuel economy. In the long run, sustainable development requires a shift to renewable energy sources. In the short run the climate change problem requires swift action2 and different...

pt. 1. Macroeconomic and distributional dimensions of energy shocks -- pt. 2. Social, local and environmental impacts of changes in the energy market -- pt. 3. The impacts of bio and alternative fuels -- pt. 4. Conclusions.