Energy storage and the conflict between the state

What is a conflict between states?

Conflicts between states can be related to a state using, or trying to use, energy as a means in a conflict, or to situations in which securing a feature of the energy system is an objective for a state. These conflicts can pose a threat to the interests or even survival of an exporting, transit or importing state.

What causes conflict within a state?

Conflicts within a state can occur in states that are resource-rich or resource-poor, if ‘energy’ has destabilised the state and thereby contributed to internal instability. In resource-rich states, this situation is associated with the ‘resource curse’ and in resource-poor states with rising prices for energy and/or food.

Are there conflicts between energy security and environmental sustainability?

The perspective of assessment can reveal the dilemma of many countries concerning climate issues regarding the three possible sets of conflicts, namely, between energy security and energy equity, between energy security and environmental sustainability, and between energy equity and environmental sustainability.

What causes a conflict in the energy system?

Some conflicts may occur locally in close proximity to the energy system, e.g. political disputes about how to manage water, 7 land and other natural resource. There can also be a temporal delay and spatial distribution between cause and effect which make the question of responsibility uncertain.

Does the energy system influence the incentive to engage in conflict?

However, the characteristics of the energy system affect the incentive to engage in conflict. Therefore, analyses and forecasts of conflicts ought to include both the contextual conditions and the characteristics of the energy system. It can be useful to adopt an interdisciplinary approach in order to comprehend such different aspects.

Can national security be threatened by conflicts between states?

National security can be threatened by conflicts between or within a state. Conflicts between states can be related to a state using, or trying to use, energy as a means in a conflict, or to situations in which securing a feature of the energy system is an objective for a state.