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Globalization and increasing interdependence have ensured that issues of demand and supply-side m... more Globalization and increasing interdependence have ensured that issues of demand and
supply-side management, energy resources and climate change transcend national borders
and require global framework of cooperation. Therefore, while energy security still remains a
very vital concern of individual nations, it would be erroneous to assume that global energy
politics is dominantly a zero-sum game devoid of any cooperative initiatives.
This paper aims to trace the evolution of energy governance at a theoretical and practical
level and seeks to understand today‘s global energy governance space. The paper develops
upon the reasons for institutional evolution, i.e. essentially trying answer the question, ‗why
institutions develop over a period of time‘. This understanding is further examined in the
context of the history of global energy space to explain the presented theory with empirical
examples. This also helps identify the priorities that were important for nations at various
points in history. These are used as a frame to map the changing landscape of energy
governance to understand how priorities have shifted and why changes have occurred. Finally
this exercise helps identify gaps in the existing scenario in order to make the policy space
more effective
Globalization and increasing interdependence have ensured that issues of demand and supply-side m... more Globalization and increasing interdependence have ensured that issues of demand and
supply-side management, energy resources and climate change transcend national borders
and require global framework of cooperation. Therefore, while energy security still remains a
very vital concern of individual nations, it would be erroneous to assume that global energy
politics is dominantly a zero-sum game devoid of any cooperative initiatives.
This paper aims to trace the evolution of energy governance at a theoretical and practical
level and seeks to understand today‘s global energy governance space. The paper develops
upon the reasons for institutional evolution, i.e. essentially trying answer the question, ‗why
institutions develop over a period of time‘. This understanding is further examined in the
context of the history of global energy space to explain the presented theory with empirical
examples. This also helps identify the priorities that were important for nations at various
points in history. These are used as a frame to map the changing landscape of energy
governance to understand how priorities have shifted and why changes have occurred. Finally
this exercise helps identify gaps in the existing scenario in order to make the policy space
more effective