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“Collapse” of Europe in the Light of Energy Dependence

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Marina Glamotchak

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5526/2015.07.010

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ATOS Juris, France

ABSTRACT

The issue of the future of Europe is becoming increasingly important what with the depth of the economic crisis that started in 2008. In addition to a continuous growth in the number of the unemployed, the crisis particularly emphasizes the chronic level of energy dependence. The energy saving measures (energy efficiency), diversification of sources (stability of supply), and the creation of substitutes in renewable energy (energy transition), intertwine with administrative measures and form the response of European countries to the growing energy dependence. At the same time, although facing the threatening warming (or cooling) of the Earth, Europe, as a big advocate of reducing CO₂remains passively dependent on NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) policy in the field of defense in the context of energy dependence. However, for the first time after many decades, Europe and America do not have the same energy, and consequently geo-strategic objective: The US has become energy independent while Europe is chronically energy dependent.

KEYWORDS

Energy transition, energy security, energy dependence, climate change, defence

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Sociology Study, July 2015, Vol. 5, No. 7, 592-604

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