In the contemporary era, the utmost imperative of energy resource is an undisputed matter all across the globe. It is quite apparent that development of an economy is inextricably interconnected to energy and its sustained supply. The indispensable role of energy in shaping the economy has also...

A secure energy supply is important for all countries. This is especially true for EU countries for geopolitical reasons and because of ongoing reforms in energy markets. This study aims to understand how the energy security of EU countries has evolved by applying three energy security...

This paper presents a new approach to measuring energy or fuel poverty for developed countries. As such, it develops a multidimensional energy poverty index (MEPI), which can evaluate energy poverty from a multidimensional angle. The MEPI is composed of three attributes (dimensions) of energy...

Energy poverty can be understood as the inability of a household to secure a socially- and materially-necessitated level of energy services in the home (Bouzarovski, 2014). While the condition is widespread across Europe, its spatial and social distribution is highly uneven – a disparity that...

US energy and national security in the long term is not about renewable energy, domestic oil production or so-called “energy independence” pipedreams. It is more about the price of crude oil. By 2020 the US will import less than 40% of its total supply of oil, a significant drop from 43% in...