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
Citation
SOVACOOL, Benjamin K., MUKHERJEE, Ishani, DRUPADY, Ira Martina, & D' AGOSTINO, Anthony L..(2011). Evaluating energy security performance from 1990 to 2010 for eighteen countries. Energy, 36(10), 5846-5853.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2511
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.040