What Role Can the G20 Play in Global Energy Governance? Implications for China's Presidency
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Global Policy, 2016, 7 (2), pp. 198 - 206
- Issue Date:
- 2016-05-01
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© 2016 University of Durham and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The prevailing architecture of global energy governance is fragmented, uncoordinated and failing to yield the required outcomes. This article examines the argument that the Group of 20 (G20) can provide a leadership role to improve the quality of global energy governance. Energy has characteristics of a global public good and the energy system resembles a complex adaptive system. These observations imply that the global governance of energy should be polycentric and this, in turn, entails a high level of coordination and trust between governing actors. Clubs and networks are institutions that can usefully enhance coordination and trust. In this respect, the G20 can be seen as a club at the hub of networks that can play a key role in improving the global governance of energy and China's presidency of the G20 in 2016 provides a unique opportunity for the G20 to prove its worth.
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