Date
2007-02
Publisher city
Bruxelles
Publisher
European Parliament - Directorate General for External Policies of the Union
Publishing date
02-2007
Notes
Cette étude a été réalisée à la demande de la Commission des Affaires Etrangères du Parlement Européen.
Collection Id
PE 374.366 EN
Dewey
Economie de la terre et des ressources naturelles
Sujet
Energy supply risks; International relations; Economic Development
JEL code
Q32; Q34; Q41
Author
Keppler, Jan-Horst
Type
Rapport
Item number of pages
43
Abstract (EN)
The unequal distribution of the world’s natural resources is a longstanding
problem. In comparative terms, nature has served Europe meagrely when it
comes to energy resources. In the face of ever-rising demand, the exhaustion of
domestic resources and rising import dependency due are the logical
consequence. The key question is the following : Is such import dependency
just another part of the global division of labour creating mutual benefits for
exporting and importing countries alike, or does this situation constitute a
strategic threat to European independence and economic growth ?
This paper proposes to assess this question in seven chapters. Following the
Introduction, Chapter 2 will assess the state and security of European energy
supplies in the international context. Chapter 3 will provide a conceptual
framework for addressing security of supply issues. Chapter 4 will discuss
developments in a number of important geopolitical (OPEC, Russia, the United
States) that are likely to have a major influence on the security of energy
supplies in Europe. Chapter 5 will discuss a number of intra-European issues
likely to have a bearing on the demand and supply of energy. Chapter 6 will
make a number of concrete proposals that policymakers can adopt now to
improve the security of European energy supplies. Chapter 7 will conclude.