Differing views keep energy security off summit agenda
BY ROSA LIN
Crude oil remains consistently above $100 a barrel, with intermittent spikes caused by unrest in the Middle East. Rising countries such as China and India press their demands on the world oil supply. The most viable alternative to crude oil, nuclear power, took a blow from the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Despite all this, energy security likely won’t be on the agenda at the NATO summit this year.
“Energy security will not play a role in the Chicago summit,” said Michael Rühle, the head of the Energy Security Section at NATO headquarters in Brussels. The only contribution, he said, would be a classified report on energy that is submitted annually.
NATO countries source their energy from a wide variety of places, which is one of the reasons leaders are reticent to discuss energy policies. → Full Story
