Publications

@article{Kovacic2019,

title = {Complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity: Implications for European Union energy governance},

author = {Zora Kovacic and Louisa Jane Di Felice},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S221462961831137X},

doi = {10.1016/j.erss.2019.03.005},

issn = {22146296},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-07-01},

journal = {Energy Research & Social Science},

volume = {53},

pages = {159--169},

publisher = {Elsevier},

abstract = {Energy security is an ambiguous concept. Growing academic interest has aimed at defining, conceptualising and measuring energy security, often through indicators. Energy policy in the European Union (EU) is not concerned with energy security's ambiguous conceptualisation, nor does it use energy security indicators, but it refers consistently to security as one of its primary aims. In this paper, by analysing the use of energy security both in scientific publications and in EU policy, we argue that the ambiguity of the concept plays a function in the policy process and is only seen as a problem in the academic literature. Building on the uncertainty literature, we conceptualise ambiguity as the type of uncertainty that emerges from complexity. Complexity leads to the existence of multiple representations of a system, which may serve different purposes in the policy process, generating ambiguity. Uncertainty is mobilised to frame energy policy as a matter of security. This has implications for the science-policy interface: on one hand, the analysis suggests that science's aim of providing holistic assessments and clarifications may not serve its desired instrumental purpose in policymaking; on the other, ambiguity allows for materially ineffective policy measures to persist in the name of energy security.},

keywords = {Definition, Energy security, Indicators, Policy-making, Science-policy interface},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Mayumi2014,

title = {Proposing a general energy accounting scheme with indicators for responsible development: Beyond monism},

author = {Kozo Mayumi and Mario Giampietro},

url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1470160X14002866},

doi = {10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.033},

issn = {1470160X},

year  = {2014},

date = {2014-12-01},

journal = {Ecological Indicators},

volume = {47},

pages = {50--66},

abstract = {Our approach, Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM for short) has been developed to get out of the traditional monistic methodology. In this paper we propose a general energy accounting scheme and its indicators based on MuSIASEM framework characterizing the performance of the energy and mining sector. This represents an elaboration of the supply side of energy accounting within our scheme, a subject that has not been fully investigated so far. Section 2 briefly illustrates the fundamental limitations of purely thermodynamic approach to energy accounting. Section 3 presents a general energy accounting scheme and its derived set of indicators. This section first presents the basic assumptions and the energy transformation process using the flow-fund representation originally developed by Georgescu-Roegen. Section 4 concludes the paper providing ten mottoes about energy accounting that are justified by the experience made with the MuSIASEM scheme.},

keywords = {Energy accounting, Indicators, Monism, Responsible development},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}