Atlantic energy and the strategic outlook
Keywords:
Atlantic Basin, energy, oil, renewable energy, geopoliticsAbstract
Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 102-103
Quadrimesral (September 2013)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
Sweeping changes are beginning to transform energy scenarios around the world. The gas revolution, a renaissance in petroleum technology and exploration, and a chaotic but powerful movement toward the goal of low-carbon economies are three of the principal energy trends currently interacting with structural changes in the geo-economics of the Atlantic world to present new perspectives and opportunities for the diverse actors in the ‘Atlantic Basin’. This article explores how changes in the energy landscape are contributing to a reassessment of the strategic horizon. The potential impacts of the shale revolution, deep-offshore oil, biofuels and other modern renewable energies on the geopolitics of the Atlantic Basin will be assessed, and the hypothesis that an Atlantic Basin energy system is now taking shape will be evaluated, along with an analysis of anticipated impacts.
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