Global Energy Governance

While the issue of energy security has risen to the top of policy agendas, research on the institutions that underpin global energy relations has so far remained surprisingly scarce. Most energy studies remain wedded to traditional, non-interdisciplinary approaches; a gap which must be bridged in order to generate a comprehensive understanding of the key drivers and levers that determine the behavior of actors in global energy governance (e.g. energy companies, governments, public and private financial institutions, etc).

Furthermore, energy policy is inextricably linked to issues such as climate change and policies for mitigating carbon emissions must be closely tied into the institutional mechanisms governing energy markets.

The Global Energy Governance program is based on a two-pronged approach. The first component of applied research and empirical analysis seeks to generate pragmatic and realistic recommendations on how to improve global energy governance. The second component, the "Transatlantic Energy Governance Dialogues", is a multi-stakeholder conference series bringing together policymakers from consumer and producers countries, representatives from think-tanks, NGOs, academia and the private sector, to present research and receive feedback as well as to construct a tight-knit and high-level network of energy professionals from all sectors.

In this respect, the program adopts a collaborative work process bringing together experts and policymakers from all sectors (business, government, research, and civil society) to ensure maximum policy relevancy of our research.

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