Understanding the Shift in Energy Security /

Currently, the two most influential developments are the rollback of climate change-related energy measures in the U. S. in the name of job creation and European discussions of energy independence from Russia. [...] Since the mid-2000s, new NATO and EU members in Central and Eastern Europe have pushed for the inclusion of European energy security because their high dependency on Russian energy supplies made them more sensitive to their energy vulnerabilities and more willing to define them as a matter of national security. [...] To summarize: In the short term, energy security will continue to mean ensuring energy independence and a secure supply of oil and gas. [...] In the long run, however, energy security will include sustainability and efficiency targets as well as address issues of energy justice and energy poverty. [...] She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Military, Security & Strategic Studies and co-convenor of Energy In Society, a working group at the Calgary Institute for the Humanities.