1175 | 301 | Energy crisis and transition in Europe: a geopolitical analysis | Albert Borràs Rius, Darío Salinas Palacios
The energy crisis caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war has accelerated the transformation of the energy sector in Europe, causing major geopolitical changes in the short and long term. Europe´s heavy dependence on Russian gas, perceived as a security risk for some European countries, already entailed before the conflict a strategy of reconfiguring supplies, infrastructures and the electricity market._x000D_
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However, within the EU there are strong regional rivalries depending on the energy characteristics of the member states, which condition community strategies and policies. The negotiations of the Spanish and Portuguese governments to limit the gas cap in the so-called “Iberian exception” or the inclusion by the French and German authorities of nuclear energy production within the green pact are some examples of this._x000D_
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In this context, the push for the diversification of foreign suppliers and renewable energies, as well as the commitment to hydrogen as a substitute for gas, open up a scenario of geopolitical opportunities and risks. The aim of this paper is therefore to analyse the geopolitical implications of the energy crisis and transition in Europe at different levels of spatial analysis.
Albert Borràs Rius, Darío Salinas Palacios
Cassini Spain associate – PhD Candidate (University of Carlos III) ; Cassini Spain associate- Associate researcher (French Institut of Geopolitics)
ID Abstract: 301