Abstract
This chapter reviews the role of natural gas in energy security. It addresses existing and emerging energy security challenges under the pillars of sustainability, competitiveness and supply security. It suggests that identifying natural gas as a transition fuel into the carbon neutral era and assigning it the role of a bridge technology creates dilemmas between short-term energy supply security and long-term sustainability. Furthermore, the evolution and changing dynamics of natural gas markets also influence international power distribution and the relationship between states in line with their roles as importers, exporters or transit countries.
In this context, this chapter tackles the relationship between natural gas and energy security by addressing the linkages between domestic and international levels and by reviewing inter-state relations to the extent that energy security, natural gas supplies and geopolitics are in interaction with each other. It also stresses the risks and/or potential of natural gas cooperation/conflicts in reference to a successful energy transition, in addition to examining the significance of natural gas in decarbonization.
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Sever, S.D. (2022). Natural Gas and Energy Security. In: Olawuyi, D.S., Pereira, E.G. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Natural Gas and Global Energy Transitions. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91566-7_4
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