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1Political Science Department, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Geopolitics
|September 25, 2024
Summary
The energy transition is increasingly influenced by geopolitical factors, raising concerns about foreign investment and supply chains. This study examines the European Union's (EU) geopoliticization of energy, cautioning against potential negative impacts on global low-carbon goals.
Area of Science:
- International Relations
- Energy Policy
- Geopolitics
Background:
- Heightened global power rivalries are shifting focus to the geopolitical dimensions of the energy transition.
- Concerns are rising regarding foreign investment and global value chain dependencies for green technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a conceptual framework for assessing the geopoliticization of the energy transition in the European Union (EU).
- To analyze the impact of this geopoliticization on international energy relations.
- To integrate geopoliticization into International Relations theory, complementing politicization and securitization studies.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework development.
- Analysis of EU's framing of the energy transition.
- Examination of international energy relations.
Main Results:
- Identified structural dynamics of geopoliticization within the EU's energy transition policies.
- Geopoliticization varies in degree across different energy transition issues.
- Growing calls to address geopolitical consequences of the energy transition.
Conclusions:
- Geopoliticization is a significant, yet often overlooked, aspect of the energy transition.
- The EU exhibits notable geopoliticizing trends in its energy transition approach.
- A cautionary note is raised regarding the potential adverse effects of excessive geopoliticization on the global low-carbon energy transition.
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