Russian Journal of Economics (Dec 2020)

Renewables and the future of geopolitics: Revisiting main concepts of international relations from the lens of renewables

  • Emre Hatipoglu,
  • Saleh Al Muhanna,
  • Brian Efird

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32609/j.ruje.6.55450
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 358 – 373

Abstract

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The development of renewable energy is often treated as a purely positive outcome for the world, without consideration of the challenges that come with implementation at scale, which will inevitably follow with the process of a global energy transition. Studies on the political process of the transition to a world of renewables are scarce. This article provides a review on the geopolitical, institutional, and technological aspects of the development of renewable energy sources, including transportation and delivery of energy across national borders. At scale internationally, renewable energy will present many of the same issues as other mature sources of energy. Security, export interdependence, and the availability of source materials will all become increasingly important concerns.