Energy Security: Policy Challenges and Solutions for Resource Efficiency

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This book discusses energy policy within the framework of the expansion of renewable energy sources (RES) and increasing resource use efficiency. In this book, the term ‘resource efficiency’ is defined as deriving the most value from resource inputs related to energy production, while incorporating energy efficiency. The authors highlight the drivers, policy approaches, governance issues and management problems related to the reduction of dependency on fossil fuels by focusing on RES and resource efficiency. Mouraviev and Koulori argue that enhancing energy security requires a new approach, integrating two core components: the emphasis on increasing energy production from renewable sources and resource use efficiency, which forms a contrast to the traditional understanding of energy security as security of supply. Blending theory with practice using several case studies, this original book provides a novel conceptualisation of energy security that will be of interest and value to practitioners and policy makers as well as scholars and researchers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction: Towards a Novel Conceptualisation of Energy Security (Nikolai Mouraviev, Anastasia Koulouri)....Pages 1-6 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Energy Security Through the Lens of Renewable Energy Sources and Resource Efficiency (Anastasia Koulouri, Nikolai Mouraviev)....Pages 9-35 Increasing Utilisation of Renewable Energy Sources: Comparative Analysis of Scenarios Until 2050 (Marat Karatayev, Galiya Movkebayeva, Zhibek Bimagambetova)....Pages 37-68 Enabling Green Energy Production: Implementing Policy by Using Public–Private Collaboration (Nikolai Mouraviev, Anastasia Koulouri)....Pages 69-92 Barriers to Energy Security in Australia: The Electricity Sector Governance and the Need for Change (Carl Tidemann)....Pages 93-122 Ukraine’s Energy Security in the New Geopolitical Context (Inna Kostrytska)....Pages 123-155 Front Matter ....Pages 157-157 Energy Resource Efficiency in the EU: Major Legislative Initiatives (Umut Turksen)....Pages 159-196 The Success of the South West of the UK in Renewable Energy Generation: Benefits, Challenges and Implications for Other Regions (Alison Ashby)....Pages 197-221 Local Government Programmes for Energy-Efficient Solutions: Procurement Options and Governance Challenges in Street-Lighting Renovation (Mihaela Grubišić Šeba)....Pages 223-251 Front Matter ....Pages 253-253 Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency: Governance Is Key (Nikolai Mouraviev, Anastasia Koulouri)....Pages 255-261 Back Matter ....Pages 263-278