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This book investigates the current status and future prospects of energy relationships for European Mediterranean countries. By adopting a political economy perspective, this book provides insight into regional cooperation in the fields of natural gas and renewable energy. The author posits that regional energy relations have yet to be examined through a comprehensive analytical framework in order to realistically assess the potential role of energy in acting as a catalyst for greater economic and political cooperation in the region. To do so, the author provides a detailed analysis of the region’s energy relations and pertinent case studies. Chapters illustrate the political and economic drivers underpinning the region’s energy dynamics, providing the reader with a wide-ranging overview of the Euro-Mediterranean energy relations of today and tomorrow.

Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Political economy. --- Energy industries. --- Environmental economics. --- Economics. --- Environmental Economics. --- Energy Economics. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Political Economy. --- Energy policy --- International Political Economy. --- Economic theory --- Political economy --- Social sciences --- Economic man --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Energy and state --- Power resources --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Government policy

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The book provides an overview of the policy frameworks that have been employed to support offshore wind power, and their efficacy in nurturing sustainable cost reductions across the industry.A growing number of countries are increasingly receptive to the prospect of implementing policies to support the deployment of large-scale renewable energy. The promise of carbon-free, utility-scale power generation from offshore wind farms has incentivised and nurtured offshore wind development. However, the high relative costs of deploying offshore wind compared to alternatives have a history of making it political divisive pursuit. At the same time when many countries are just beginning to explore the possibility of developing an offshore wind industry, many other countries are experiencing what can be described as policy fatigue over supporting offshore wind. If cost reductions are not proven sustainable by the early 2020’s, then government support for offshore wind may start to erode and even completely evaporate in several key offshore wind markets – with global repercussions. This book will provide the reader with a clear picture of the current status and future challenges of the offshore wind industry globally, incorporating both a technical analysis of the cost drivers as well as a detailed analysis of policy design and economics of industry.

Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Energy industries. --- Environmental economics. --- Economics. --- Environmental Economics. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Energy Economics. --- Industries --- Power resources --- Energy and state --- State and energy --- Industrial policy --- Energy conservation --- Government policy --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects

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This book examines the paradox that resource-rich countries often struggle to manage their resources in a way that will help their economies thrive. It looks at how a country's political regime and quality of governance can determine the degree to which it benefits - or suffers - from having natural resources, shifting away from the traditional focus on economic growth data to study the complex implications of these resources for human well-being and sustainable development. To this end, Acar examines a panel of countries in terms of the effects of their natural resources on human development and genuine saving, which is a sustainability indicator that takes into account the welfare of future generations by incorporating the changes in different kinds of capital. Acar finds that the exportation of agricultural raw materials is associated with significant deterioration in human development, while extractive resource exports, such as energy and minerals, have negative implications for genuine savings. Next, the book compares the development path of Norway before and after discovering oil, contrasting it with Sweden's development. The two countries, which followed almost identical paths until the 1970s, diverged significantly in terms of per capita income after Norway found oil.

Industrial management --- Natural resources. --- Macroeconomics. --- Development economics. --- Regional economics. --- Spatial economics. --- Economics. --- Natural Resource and Energy Economics. --- Development Economics. --- Regional/Spatial Science. --- Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics. --- Sustainability Management. --- Natural Resources. --- Environmental aspects. --- National resources --- Natural resources --- Resources, Natural --- Economic aspects --- Economics --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Industrial management-Environmen. --- Regional planning --- Regionalism --- Space in economics --- Economic development --- Industrial management—Environmental aspects. --- Spatial economics --- Regional economics

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This book is the first to propose a simplified quantitative approach to evaluating raw materials’ substitution sustainability, which takes into account their embodied energy and CO2 footprint. In addition to the new quantitative model, it also presents qualitative concepts as well as a number of case studies, and includes helpful illustrations to explain the concept and approach. Europe has launched several initiatives to promote research and innovation in raw materials and to find candidates for natural resources substitution. However, while there is a tremendous interest in raw material substitution, the lack of a simplified approach to comparing the materials’ sustainability and effective legal frameworks make final market applications extremely challenging. The market for new raw materials can only be established if industrial sectors are appropriately sensitized and stimulated. Addressing these and other issues, the book offers a valuable resource not only for scientists, researchers, and politicians, but also for industrial and business operators looking for a way to evaluate raw materials’ substitution sustainability.

Materials. --- Sustainable engineering. --- Remanufacturing. --- Engineering sustainability --- Green engineering --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Materials --- Materials science. --- Industrial management --- Materials Science. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Materials Engineering. --- Sustainability Management. --- Natural Resource and Energy Economics. --- Environmental aspects. --- Manufacturing processes --- Recycling (Waste, etc.) --- Green technology --- Environmental engineering --- Engineering design --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Industrial management-Environmen. --- Natural resources. --- National resources --- Natural resources --- Resources, Natural --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Economic aspects --- Engineering—Materials. --- Industrial management—Environmental aspects. --- Material science --- Physical sciences

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This book explores in detail the challenges which the European gas markets currently face, and the opportunities they present. Bringing together some of the most prominent gas experts on Europe from both academia and industry, this edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the various economic, political and technological factors that interact in this sector. Featuring a Foreword by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union, contributions explore a wide range of issues, such as the role of gas in decarbonizing Europe, the outlook of Europe’s gas demand, supply and pricing, and global LNG dynamics. Country specific studies include Russia, Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany, with regional studies including North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. Alongside detailed analysis of this complex sector it also puts forward a set of policy recommendations for the sector’s key stakeholders. This volume will be of interest to researchers and academics, as well as practitioners and professionals within European gas markets.

Gas industry --- Energy policy --- Natural gas industry --- Finance. --- Environmental geography. --- Finance, general. --- Environment Studies. --- Natural Resource and Energy Economics. --- Environmental Geography. --- Energy industries --- Environment. --- Natural resources. --- National resources --- Natural resources --- Resources, Natural --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Funding --- Funds --- Economics --- Currency question --- Economic aspects --- Geography --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology