Energy security

<p>Energy security is the association between <a href="/facts/National_security/DlmpehRa">national security</a> and the availability of <a href="/facts/Natural_resource/w9WXxMx3">natural resources</a> for <a href="/facts/Energy_consumption/VEVdNxAR">energy consumption</a> (as opposed to <a href="/facts/Household_energy_insecurity/bC5A94kj">household energy insecurity</a>). Access to cheaper <a href="/facts/Energy/wd8PrQM7">energy</a> has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven distribution of <a href="/facts/Energy_supplies/2zubXuu5">energy supplies</a> among countries has led to significant <a href="/facts/Vulnerability/CJ1Mx1uG">vulnerabilities</a>. International energy relations have contributed to the <a href="/facts/Globalization/0locjSHH">globalization</a> of the world leading to energy security and energy vulnerability at the same time.
</p><p><a href="/facts/Renewable_energy/6Bu6IrpF">Renewable</a> resources and significant opportunities for <a href="/facts/Efficient_energy_use/8K8vBAVk">energy efficiency</a> and <a href="/facts/Energy_transition/KkjfUN7L">transitions</a> exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to other energy sources, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries. Rapid deployment of <a href="/facts/Wind_power/vlNN3u16">wind power</a> and <a href="/facts/Solar_power/NpgmEbU2">solar power</a> and energy efficiency, and technological diversification of energy sources, would result in significant energy security.
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Energy security