Conceptualizing and measuring energy security: A synthesized approach |
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Authors: | Benjamin K. Sovacool Ishani Mukherjee |
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Affiliation: | Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, 469C Bukit Timah Road, 259772 Singapore, Singapore |
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Abstract: | This article provides a synthesized, workable framework for analyzing national energy security policies and performance. Drawn from research interviews, survey results, a focused workshop, and an extensive literature review, this article proposes that energy security ought to be comprised of five dimensions related to availability, affordability, technology development, sustainability, and regulation. We then break these five dimensions down into 20 components related to security of supply and production, dependency, and diversification for availability; price stability, access and equity, decentralization, and low prices for affordability; innovation and research, safety and reliability, resilience, energy efficiency, and investment for technology development; land use, water, climate change, and air pollution for sustainability; and governance, trade, competition, and knowledge for sound regulation. Further still, our synthesis lists 320 simple indicators and 52 complex indicators that policymakers and scholars can use to analyze, measure, track, and compare national performance on energy security. The article concludes by offering implications for energy policy more broadly. |
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Keywords: | Energy security Security of supply Energy poverty |
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