July 23, 2013
Tokyo
Jane Nakano
Energy Security Situation in Asia
—An American Perspective
World primary energy demand to 2030—China and India account for over 50% of global growth
0
2 000
4 000
6 000
8 000
10 000
12 000
1980 1990 2010 2020 2030
Mto
e
China and India
Rest of non-OECD
OECD
Source: World Energy Outlook 2009
Linkage among Energy, Economic Growth and Population
Fossil Fuels
• Coal remains important part of power generation mix
• General import dependence
• Investments in upstream oil and gas projects overseas
• Indigenous shale gas and oil resources available
Strong Presence of Coal in Asian Energy System
Source: ExxonMobil 2013
Asia’s Oil Import Dependence
Mb/d
(Source: WEO 2012)
North America*
Europe
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Africa
Russia/ Caspian
Middle East
0
5
10
15
201000 TCF
Conventional
Unconventional
0.8
2.6
1.4
1.3
5.6
5.8
3.0
Global Natural Gas Resources
CERA’s estimate for North America resource recently increased to 3000 TCF
Sources: EIA, USGS, NPC; Excludes volumes already produced
•World: ~175 years coverage at 2008 Demand
•Large unconventional gains anticipated
World
Nuclear Energy
• Japanese slow down
• Strong growth in China, India and S. Korea
• Export interest
Renewables
• Important for energy diversity and low-carbon efforts
• Government led efforts vs. commerciality
• Trade frictions?
Share of electricity generation--by source & region
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
2035
2010
2035
2010
2035
2010
Coal Gas Oil Nuclear Bioenergy Hydro Wind Solar PV Other renewables
World
OECD
Non-OECD
10 850 TWh
13 300 TWh
10 560 TWh
23 340 TWh
21 410 TWh
36 640 TWh
Cumulative Investment in Renewables Capacity, 2012-2035
0
400
800
1 200
1 600
2 000
2 400
Wind Hydro* Solar PV
Biomass CSP Geo- thermal
Marine
Bill
ion
do
llars
(2
01
1)
0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6% Non-OECD
OECD
Change in generation share, 2010-2035 (right axis)
Increasing Subsidies for Increasing Renewables
Global renewable subsidies by region
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
2007 2009 2011 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
Billion Rest of world
India
China
United States
European Union
Some Key Questions
• Stability in Middle East?
• Energy import dependence on Russia?
• Benefits of U.S. LNG exports?
• Future of Chinese economy and energy consumption?
• Regional concentration of nuclear suppliers and its nonproliferation implications?
Security & Foreign Policy Objectives
Promotes/Supports Sustainable Environment
Defensible Natural
Gas Oil
Energy Efficiency
Nuclear
Renewable Energy
Coal
Economic Objectives
Environmental Objectives
Affordable/Accessible
Supports Economic Growth & Employment
Environmentally Benign
Low/no emissions
Reliable and Secure
Carbon Capture and
Storage
Policy Model