Research progress on the geopolitical impacts of energy transition
With the rising political consensus on combating climate change,the rapid develop-ment of renewable energy technologies,and the launch of the'green recovery plans'after the CO-VID-19 pandemic,the acceleration of renewable energy-led energy transformation will have a complex and far-reaching impact on the current energy geopolitical landscape which is based on fossil fuels.Energy transition has not only changed the supply and demand structure and invest-ment pattern in the international energy market,but also brought about the reshaping of global energy geopolitical pattern.The meaning and form of energy geopolitics changed accordingly,which could be demonstrated by the following aspects.The rapid development of renewable en-ergy provides the possibility of diversification of energy demand,which can thus alleviate ener-gy geopolitical competition to some extent.However,the security risks and geopolitical tensions related to critical materials and renewable energy technologies might be intensified.Energy tran-sition will reshape the energy order,with fossil energy exporters be significantly affected,while renewable energy technology leaders may gain more geopolitical advantages.In the medium and long term,power grid interconnection and hydrogen energy may become new fields of geo-political competition with the competition in technology and standards as an important aspect.
energy transitiongeopoliticscarbon neutralityenergy tradegeopolitical power structure
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