The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy

@article{Osullivan2017TheGO,
  title={The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy},
  author={Meghan L. O'sullivan and Indra Overland and David B. Sandalow},
  journal={International Political Economy: Investment \& Finance eJournal},
  year={2017}
}
For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing. The international order predominant since the end of World War II faces mounting challenges. At the same time, renewable energy is growing rapidly. Nevertheless, the geopolitics of renewable energy has received relatively little attention, especially when considering the far reaching consequences of a global shift to renewable… 
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