Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Energy Policy and Security Through the Lenses of Stochastic Portfolio Theory and the ACEGES Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The ACEGES Model and the SPT Framework -- 2.1 The ACEGES Model -- 2.2 The Stochastic Portfolio Theory -- 3 Example: Constructing Oil Import Portfolios -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Energy Security as a Subset of National Security -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy Security in an Economic Sense -- 3 How Various Countries Achieve Energy Security -- 4 Vulnerability Analysis -- 5 The European Union Concept of ``Horizontal Convergence´´ for Infrastructure Protection -- 6 3D Vulnerability Analysis: Micro- Versus Macroanalysis -- 7 Illustrating the 3D Vulnerability Approach: A Simple Model -- 8 A Horizontal Convergence Approach: GIS Applications -- 9 The Concept of Vulnerability: Some Final Comments -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Challenges to Global Energy Policy and Supply Security -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Some Fundamental Challenges for Energy Supply -- 4 Energy Efficiency and the Role of the UN -- 5 Input from Energy Specialists -- 6 The Response of UN Agencies -- 7 Risks for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability -- 8 Planet Under Pressure -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Change in Energy Structure and Energy Security under Climate Mitigation Scenarios -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 3 Scenarios -- 3.1 Reference Scenario -- 3.2 Policy Scenario -- 4 Results and Discussions -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Insights on Cooperative Electricity Consumption in Human Aggregates from a Thermodynamic Analysis: Implications for Energy Policies -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background: Evolutionary Dynamics (Cultural, Biological, or Otherwise) -- 2 The Model -- 2.1 Sociodynamica: An Overview of the Simulation Model -- 2.2 Working with Simulations -- 3 Social Synergy. , 4 Empirical Evidences -- 5 Energy Flows -- 6 Present Trends -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- The UK Electricity System and Its Resilience -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Rising Demand and Geopolitical Issues for the Energy Sector -- 1.2 Rising Demand and Geopolitical Issues for the Electricity Sector -- 1.3 Climate Change -- 1.4 Security of Supply -- 1.5 The UK Energy and Climate Change Policy -- 2 Security Concerns -- 2.1 Reliance on Primary Fuels for Electricity Generation -- 2.2 Infrastructure Investment -- 2.3 Capacity Margins and Retirement of Generation Plant -- 2.4 Network Performance -- 2.5 Concerns Around Equity -- 2.6 Homeland Security -- 2.7 Infrastructures and Their Connections -- 2.8 Distribution and Smart Grids -- 3 Electricity System Resilience -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- The Macroeconomic Effects of Energy Purchases -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Stylized Facts -- 2 The Model -- 2.1 The Features of the Baseline Model -- 2.2 The Goods Market -- 2.3 The Capital Market -- 2.4 The Dynamics -- 2.4.1 The Short Run -- 2.4.2 The Long Run -- 3 Introducing the Strategy -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- EU´s Dynamic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency: Combining Data Envelopment Analysis and Multicriteria Decision Making -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Data Envelopment Analysis -- 3.2 Building an Operational Efficiency Evaluation Model Through a Multicriteria Approach -- 4 Data and Variables -- 5 Results -- 5.1 DEA Results -- 5.2 Second-Stage Results -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- The Availability of European Oil and Gas Resources -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Paradigm Choice -- 3 VSD Model -- 4 Unconventional Oil and Gas -- 5 Oil and Gas Production Costs -- 6 Supply Cost Curves -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Energy Security: Stochastic Analysis of Oil Prices -- 1 Energy Security, Oil, and Prices. , 2 Stochastic Analysis of Oil Prices -- 2.1 Underlying Models -- 3 Empirical Analysis -- 3.1 Parameter Estimation -- 3.2 Methodology and Empirical Results -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Green Energy Development in China: The Case of Clean Coal Technologies -- 1 Background -- 2 Coal Stimulates Economic Development -- 3 Improving Coal Efficiency Can Immediately Reduce Demand and Emissions -- 4 The Large Substituting for Small Program Has Been a Success -- 5 General Policy Recommendations for China -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- China´s New Energy Security: A Swing of the Pendulum -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theorization of China´s Energy Security -- 3 Reconsidering External Dependence -- 4 Thinking Internally -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Energy Efficiency Policy Initiatives and Energy Security: Experiences from India -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Energy Efficiency Policies -- 4 A Brief History of Energy Efficiency Initiatives in India -- 5 Latest Policies and Institutions of Energy Efficiency -- 6 Schemes for Promoting Energy Efficiency in India -- 6.1 Key Challenges in Securing Energy Efficiency Targets in India -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Impact of Shocks on Australian Coal Mining -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Coal Mining Industry Overview -- 2.1 Exports -- 3 Internal and External Shocks -- 3.1 1960-1986 -- 3.2 1987-2003 -- 3.3 2004 to Date -- 4 Literature Review -- 5 Data -- 6 Methodology -- 6.1 Zivot and Andrews (ZA) (1992) Unit Root Test with One Structural Break -- 6.2 Clemente-Montanes-Reyes (1998) Unit Root with Two Structural Breaks -- 7 Results and Discussion -- 8 Policy Implications and Conclusions -- References -- An Assessment of the Impacts of Government Energy Policy on Energy Technology, Innovation, and Security: The Case of Renewable Technologies in the US Electricity Sector -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Theory and Literature Review -- 2.1 Exogenous Technological Change -- 2.2 Endogenous Technological Change -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Theoretical Analysis -- 3.2 Model Specification: Empirical Model -- 3.3 Limitations of the Study -- 3.4 Data and Variables -- 4 Co-integration Analysis and Results -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- An Overview of Energy Policy and Security in the Pacific Region -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy Mix and Supply in Pacific Island Countries -- 3 Energy Security -- 4 Energy Policy in PICs -- 5 What Are PICs Doing to Ensure Energy Security? -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Evolution of the Spanish Energy System in the Context of Energy Security: Current Trends, Future Developments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background: The European Energy Context -- 3 The Spanish Energy Context -- 3.1 Spain Before the Financial Crisis -- 3.2 The Current Situation of the Spanish Energy System -- 4 Spanish Energy Scenarios to 2030 -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Evolution of Energy Demand and Security of Supply in the Future Spanish Energy System -- 4.3 The Electricity Sector in the BaU and EEF Scenarios -- 5 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations -- References -- Energy, Development, and Economic Growth in Colombia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Energy, Economy, and Poverty in Colombia -- 3 Methodology -- 3.1 Model -- 3.2 Estimation -- 3.3 Data -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Productivity Model -- 4.1.1 Estimation Results -- Long-Run Relationship and Short-Run Relationship -- 4.1.2 Discussion of Results -- 4.2 Poverty and Energy Model -- 4.2.1 Estimation Results -- Long-Run Relationship and Short-Run Dynamics -- 4.2.2 Discussion of Results -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Policy Recommendations -- References.