Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2011

Abstract

This study provides an index for evaluating national energy security policies and performance among the United States, European Union, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the ten countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Drawn from research interviews, a survey instrument, and a focused workshop, the article first argues that energy security ought to be comprised of five dimensions related to availability, affordability, technology development, sustain-ability, and regulation. The article then breaks these dimensions down into 20 components and correlates them with 20 metrics that constitute a comprehensive energy security index. We find that the top three performers of our index for all data points and times are Japan, Brunei, and the United States and the worst performers Vietnam, India, and Myanmar. Malaysia, Australia, and Brunei saw their energy security improve the most from 1990 to 2010 whereas Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar saw it decline the most. The article concludes by calling for more research on various aspects of our index and its results. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Energy security, Security of supply, Energy poverty

Discipline

Energy and Utilities Law | Energy Policy

Research Areas

Political Science

Publication

Energy

Volume

36

Issue

10

First Page

5846

Last Page

5853

ISSN

0360-5442

Identifier

10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.040

Publisher

Elsevier

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.040

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