The Maritime Dimension of Sustainable Energy Security

Introduction to Sustainable Energy Security.- The need for Sustainable Energy Security.- Energy transportation in a dynamic maritime environment.- Shipping and Port Infrastructure.- Maritime Security Challenges.- Offshore Energy Resources and Emerging Opportunities.- Energy Transportation and Shipping Emissions.- Policy Options and Strategies.- Conclusion and Recommendations.

Commander Kapil Narula, (Retd.), Ph.D.

Kapil Narula is an electrical engineer, development economist, and an energy and sustainability professional. His career goal is to "to provide a leadership role to the world, onto a path of sustainable development". Kapil has a PhD in Development Studies (with a focus on energy economics and energy policy). His PhD studies were interdisciplinary in nature and integrated the subjects of engineering, economics, social sciences, earth sciences and statistics in a system of systems approach. He also has an advanced university degree in Electrical Engineering and a first level degree in Engineering and Science. Kapil is a certified energy auditor and has hands on experience in power generation and distribution. He served the Indian Navy as an officer for 21 years where he worked onboard ships, as a faculty at academic institutes, and as a researcher. He has a rich experience in the energy and the maritime domain andwas a core member of the team which formulated the energy and environment roadmap for the Indian Navy. In the past Kapil has worked as a Research Fellow at a maritime think tank at New Delhi, India; at Project Drawdown Coalition, Sausalito, CA, United States; and at Earth System Governance Project, Lund University, Sweden. He is an affiliate of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and a MIT Climate Co-Lab Catalyst. Kapil has participated in various international programs organized by reputed institutes such as IIASA, Vienna (2011); UKERC, Coventry (2013); Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico (2015), IEA, Paris (2016), IASS, Potsdam (2016) and was a Commonwealth Professional Fellow at UCL, London (2016). Kapil currently works as a Senior Researcher at the Chair for Energy Efficiency, Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) at University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.