International cooperation and the transition to a new world energy order

Abstract

There is consensus that we are in the final stage of the energy civilization based on fossil fuels and this is characterized by a dizzying rise in the price of such fuels, due to political uncertainty in some sources of supply, international monetary instability and the devaluation of the dollar, but also, no doubt, to strong international financial speculation. The transition is beginning to be traumatic. Protests are taking place, both in the developed and underdeveloped world. We are experiencing a globalization of protest, as evidenced by the recent coordination on social networks to call for a world day of the “indignant” on October 15, 2011. This call gave rise to a global protest that accumulated 951 demonstrations in 82 countries around the world. Among the points that motivated this “globalized indignation”, the questioning of the negative externalities of the exploitation of natural resources and the unsustainable use of our natural advantages played an important role. It should be noted that the developed countries, with only 43% of the world's population, will account for no less than 43% of the world's total energy consumption by 2025.