Technological Innovation and the Geopolitics of Energy

Autor(en): Severin Fischer
Herausgeber: Oliver Thränert, Martin Zapfe
Reihenherausgeber: Andreas Wenger
Buchtitel: Strategic Trends 2018: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Serie: Strategic Trends
Seiten: 45-63
Verlag(e): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich
Publikationsjahr: 2018
Publikationsort: Zürich

Technological change has a tremendous impact on societies in general, including international politics. This chapter discusses the most important recent and upcoming technological advancements in energy – horizontal drilling with hydraulic fracturing, photovoltaics, and batteries – and their possible influence on geopolitical dynamics. For different reasons, China and the US will have the biggest impact on the way we will discuss the geopolitics of energy in the future.

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