Sense and no(n)-sense of energy security indicators

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Energy security ranks high on the policy agenda of many countries. To improve on energy security, governments undertake regulatory measures for promoting renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency, or curbing carbon dioxide emissions. The impacts of such measures on energy security are typically monitored by means of so-called energy security indicators. In this paper, we show that the common use of wide-spread energy security indicators falls short of providing a meaningful metric. Regulatory measures to improve on energy security trigger ambiguous effects across energy security indicators. We conclude that a major pitfall of energy security indicators is the lack of a rigorous microeconomic foundation.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Oldenburg Discussion Papers in Economics ; No. V-381-15

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models ; Energy: Government Policy
• Subject: energy security ; energy security indicators ; computable general equilibrium analysis

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Böhringer, Christoph ; Bortolamedi, Markus
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Oldenburg, Department of Economics
• (where): Oldenburg
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/121751
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET