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The green power potential of a country is a central factor in the transformation to a green economy. This paper argues … that green power will become a decisive factor for global change. Green power combines sustainability, innovation and power … multidimensional, multilevel concept of green power that takes both resources and processes into account. A first empirical assessment …
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Energy security is a burning issue in a world where 1.4 billion people still have no access to electricity. This pioneering book is about finding solutions for energy security through the international trading system. Focusing mainly on the European Union (EU) as a case study, this holistic and...
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This paper will focus on the international legal framework concerning the Russo-Ukrainian gas disputes, particularly exploring one multilateral instrument, the Energy Charter Treaty (hereafter: ECT) and a new 'Energy Initiative' issued by the Kremlin, officially called 'Conceptual Approach to...
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This paper looks at how "Globalisation" – narrowly defined as the causes and effects of increased international economic integration – has influenced the demand for and supply of maritime products and services, with a particular emphasis on maritime labour. A central argument is that the...
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This article discusses the place of both the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and their role in global energy governance in the light of the fragmentation debate roughly twenty years after their establishment. The Energy Charter Secretariat (ECS), the...
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During World War I ocean freight rates rose to extraordinary levels. Using a new monthly dataset it is shown that freight rates can be well explained by economic activity, commodity prices, war risk and world tonnage in the period 1912 to 1916. In the first two years of the war part of the...
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