Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change : The Asia-Pacific Experience

Leading scholars assess the transformations in energy security policy that flow from recognition of global climate change. They explore through case studies the key policy responses formulated in the Asia-Pacific and identify potential synergies between energy policy and climate mitigation efforts. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Challenges to Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change....Pages 1-10 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Energy Security and Climate Security under Conditions of the Anthropocene....Pages 13-35 Unmasking the Invisible Giant: Energy Efficiency in the Politics of Climate and Energy....Pages 36-53 National Energy Security in a World Where Use of Fossil Fuels Is Constrained....Pages 54-71 Can Energy Security and Effective Climate Change Policies Be Compatible?....Pages 72-87 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 Energy and Environmental Challenges in China....Pages 91-110 Energy Security and Climate Change Challenges: India’s Dilemma and Policy Responses....Pages 111-125 Conflicting Policies: Energy Security and Climate Change Policies in Japan....Pages 126-142 Russia's Energy Security and Emissions Trends: Synergies and Contradictions....Pages 143-160 Energy Security in Indonesia....Pages 161-179 Energy Governance and Climate Change: Central Asia’s Uneasy Nexus....Pages 180-197 More Fossil Fuels and Less Carbon Emissions: Australia’s Policy Paradox....Pages 198-213 Front Matter....Pages 215-215 Energy Security and Climate Change — Tensions and Synergies....Pages 217-239 Rethinking Energy Security in a Time of Transition....Pages 240-254 Energy Governance in the Era of Climate Change....Pages 255-274 Interconnections between Climate and Energy Governance....Pages 275-291 Back Matter....Pages 292-299 Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our times andits implications for energy security are profound. Climate concerns, declining reserves of easily accessible oil and gas, and the rise of new energy consumers will drive transformative changes to global energy systems. While these issues prompt widespread economic, environmental, and security fears, they are also connected to positive changes that include democratization of access to modern energy in the developing world. Viewed on a global scale, the primary challenge is to manage the legitimate energy demands of 6.9 billion people within the context of ecological limits. In the light of these trends, the authors examine how the concept of energy security is, will, and ideally should be transformed in the light of scientific evidence that combustion of fossil fuels contributes to dangerous climatic change