Energy Security For India Environmental Sciences Essay

Energy Security For India Environmental Sciences Essay India stands on the verge of achieving its dream of being a world power today as her economy races ahead seemingly unstoppable. Though we have been able to achieve food security to feed our burgeoning population, the hunger of our economy is yet to be satiated. A growing economy demands energy an uninterrupted supply of energy. Today in this world of competing economies, the conflict of securing means of energy within the rising economy of the world has the potential of being the spark needed to ignite a new world war. No country produces enough energy in the required forms to satisfy its energy needs, thus we are facing the possibility of conflict as each nation tries to nudge out the other from the energy producing areas of the world in order to ensure a continuous supply of energy. India today faces this formidable challenge of not only meeting her energy needs but also providing adequate varied energy of desired quality to the users at a reasonable cost in a sustainable manner. With an economic growth of 8-10 percent sought after, the quality quantity of energy required is only going to increase exponentially. 4. As India looks to the future and aims to secure her rightful place in the emerging new world order, it is imperative for the nation to understand and plan for a secure energy environment to cater for sustained economic growth. Energy security will play a pivotal role around which Indias rapid progress and development may be sustained in the foreseeable future. It is incumbent on each one of us to have sufficient knowledge of the complexities of this issue which will play such an important role in our day to day lives in the years to come. 7. There are certain terms and definitions which are peculiar to the concept of Energy Security. The term Energy Security itself is yet to get a single definition and various interpretations of this term abound. The following few terms relevant to the syndicate research effort are clarified in the subsequent paragraphs. 8. Energy Security. Energy security can be defined as The continuous availability of energy in varied forms in sufficient quantities at reasonable price This definition of energy security implies the following:- (a) Energy should be provided to all citizens and if this is not possible, then it is not a sustainable situation for a country. (b) Energy security requires that the lifeline energy needs of the nation are met in full. Lifeline energy is the basic necessity of a person to live. (c) Demand of energy backed by the ability to pay by whole strata of society should be fully met. (d) Safe and convenient energy is desirable as use of traditional fuels such as wood or cow dung cakes lead to indoor air pollution which has adverse impact on the health of women and children. (e) Energy is required in different forms to meet different needs. Energy in one form cannot be easily substituted by other forms. If we try this substitution, it would cost a lot of money and quality of the end product also goes down. For example, using kerosene for lighting houses instead of electricity. (f) Energy should be available at all times. An interruption in this chain imposes high cost on the economy. (g) To ensure energy security at all times, shocks and disruptions should be anticipated. A country should have the ability to absorb these shocks or disruptions. 9. The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri M.M.Deora, delivered a speech in the Shell Distinguished Lectures Series at Rice University, in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. on 31 March 2006. During this speech, he defined energy security in the Indian context as the assurance of energy supply to all Indian citizens at affordable cost at all times with a prescribed confidence level considering shocks and disruptions that can be expected.  [2]   10. In our context, the above definition could be further modified. In India, energy security can be defined as follows We are energy secure when we can supply lifeline energy to all our citizens irrespective of their ability to pay for it as well as meet their effective demand for safe and convenient energy to satisfy their various needs at competitive prices, at all times and with prescribed confidence level considering shocks and disruptions that can be reasonably expected.  [3]   11. Relevant Terminologies. (a) Energy Independence. The condition in which a country is not beholden to foreign nations or fluctuations of the market in meeting its energy needs. Most countries would like to have a greater degree of energy independence. (b) Energy Interdependence. The idea that oil producers and consumers are mutually dependent on one another. An appreciation of interdependence is an important component in the evolving conception of energy security. (c) Resilience. Resilience as the term itself implies, refers to a security margin that would allow a country to absorb any minor shocks to its energy supply and facilitate recovery after disruptions. Global Energy Situation 12. For the first time since 1998, global primary energy consumption fell in 2009, but like the broader economic downturn, changes varied greatly across regions. With consumption falling, energy prices declined in 2009, though again the pattern varied by fuel. Oil prices began the year below $40 per barrel, and increased steadily during the year as Oil Producing and Exporting Countries (OPEC) production cuts were greater than the decline in consumption. Natural gas in competitive markets fell sharply and remained weak through most of the year due to falling consumption, continued development of unconventional resources in the US and rising Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply. Coal prices also fell and then started to recover, while displaying regional variety. The recession and now, hopefully, the recovery, has taught us how interlinked the world really is.  [4]   13. Oil. Global oil consumption declined by 1.2 million barrels per day (b/d), or 1.7percent, the largest decline since 1982. China, India and Middle Eastern countries accounted for all of the non- Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) growth. Global oil production dropped even more rapidly than consumption, falling by 2 million b/d, or 2.6 percent, the largest drop, again, since 1982. OPEC production cuts implemented late in 2008 were maintained throughout 2009, resulting in a decline of 2.5 million b/d, or 7.3 percent. Every OPEC member participating in the production-cutting agreement reduced output in 2009. OPECs Middle Eastern members accounted for nearly 75 percent of the overall reductions. Oil production outside OPEC grew by 0.9 percent or 450,000b/d. Non-OECD capacity surpassed OECD capacity for the first time. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for more than 80 percent of the global growth, largely due to increases in India (+19.5percent, or 580,000b/d ) and China (+10.5percent, or 820,000b/d). Global crude runs fell along with oil consumption, declining by 1.5 million b/d, or 2 percent. The proved oil resources and oil consumption by the region are enumerated in the map and graph :- 14. Natural Gas. Globally, natural gas was the fuel that experienced the most rapid decline in consumption, falling by 2.1 percent, the largest decline on record. Consumption declined in all regions except the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Russia had the worlds largest decline (in volumetric terms), with consumption falling by 6.1percent. OECD consumption fell by 3.1 percent, the largest decline since 1982; the decline in the US was a relatively modest 1.5 percent, as weak prices improved gass competitive standing against other fuels. Iran saw the worlds largest volumetric consumption growth, while Indian consumption growth of 25.9 percent was the highest among major countries in percentage terms. Global gas production declined for the first time on record. Production fell sharply in Russia (-12.1 percent) and Turkmenistan (-44.8 percent), driven by declining consumption in Russia and much of the rest of Europe and the availability in Europe of competitively priced liquefied natura l gas (LNG).  [5]  Continued expansion of unconventional supplies allowed the US to record the worlds largest increase in production for the third consecutive year, surpassing Russia as the worlds largest producer. Production in the Middle East and Asia Pacific also increased, driven by growth in Iran, Qatar, India and China. The proved natural gas reserves of the world are shown below:- 15. Coal. World coal consumption was essentially flat in 2009, the weakest year since 1999. For the first time since 2002 , coal was not the fastest growing fuel in the world. The OECD and the former Soviet Union experienced the steepest decline on record, while the growth elsewhere was near average, largely due to above average growth in China, which accounted for 46.9 percent of global coal consumption.  [6]  Today coal accounts for 23.3 percent of the worlds energy demands and this figure is likely to increase by 60 percent by 2030. 16. Nuclear Fuel. Global nuclear power generation declined by 1.3 percent a third consecutive annual decline. Lower output in Europe and Eurasia as well as North America,outweighed increases in Asia Pacific.  [7]  Nuclear fuel contributes to only 6.8 percent of global energy requirements; however, this is likely to see a sharp rise by 2030. 17. Hydroelectricity. Hydroelectricity output grew by a below average 1.5 percent which was non the less sufficient to make it the worlds most rapidly growing major fuel in 2009. Growth was led by China Brazil and the USA. USAs Energy Policies and their Impact on India 18. The first decade of the new millennium has seen the energy interests of India and the United States of America intertwine like never before. The issues of continuing reliance on fossil fuels, increasing dependence on imports to satiate energy hunger and the need to address the issue of climate change has further enhanced the cooperation between the two countries. The United States of America has enunciated the following as the strategic goals and the measures to achieve them, for its energy policy:- (a) Energy Diversity. Increase energy options and reduce dependence on oil, thereby reducing vulnerability to disruption. The strategies to reach this goal are as follows:- (i) Reduce dependence on energy imports, particularly oil in the transportation sector, by developing and effectively deploying technologies to increase fuel efficiency and enable the substitution of alternatives such as bio fuels, electricity, and hydrogen. (ii) Collaborate globally with governments and scientists to expedite the development and deployment of unconventional energy resources, such as bio fuels, that can substitute for oil and natural gas. (iii) Collaborate globally with governments and scientists to expedite the development and deployment of nuclear power which can substitute for oil and natural gas. (iv) Ensure adequate crude and regional home heating oil supplies during emergency shortages by maintaining the operational readiness of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and North East Home Heating Oil Reserve. (v) Ensure an expanding supply of domestic energy for the American public by promoting the construction of an Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline and the environmentally responsible development of the Outer Continental Shelf and the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. (b) Environmental Impacts and Energy Strategies to Reach this Goal. (i) Support the creation of new nuclear generation capacity to produce carbon-free electricity in the near term (2015); complete a permanent repository for nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain by 2017; and, develop next generation advanced reactor and fuel cycle technologies for deployment in the long term (2025) for both electricity and hydrogen production. (ii) Advance clean coal technology through public-private partnerships for continued electricity generation from the countrys extensive coal resources, ultimately resulting in near-zero atmospheric emissions power plants. (iii) Support research and development efforts to reduce the costs of renewable energy technologies and accelerate the large-scale use of carbon-free electricity sources. (iv) Develop technologies to reduce vehicle emissions by improving efficiency and greatly expanding the use of clean fuels, while maintaining vehicle safety, performance, and cost characteristics. (c) Energy Infrastructure and Strategies to Reach this Goal. (i) Develop advanced wires and coils to increase the capacity, efficiency, and reliability of the electricity system. (ii) Advance real-time visualization and control tools to improve the reliability and efficiency of the Nations electricity delivery system by increasing the utilization of transmission and distribution assets. (iii) Integrate advanced technologies, including distributed generation, storage, and load management on distribution utility feeders to improve the efficiency and reliability of constrained sections of the electricity grid. (d) Energy Productivity and Strategies To Reach This Goal. (i) Support enhancements to existing energy markets that will help stimulate private investment in more efficient and economically productive end-use technologies. (ii) Develop integrated building technologies and formulate appliance standards to significantly increase the energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings. (iii) Partner with energy-intensive industries to develop technologies that enable more efficient use of energy in their industrial processes. (iv) Develop technologies that enable cars and trucks to be fuel efficient, while remaining cost and performance competitive. 19. Impact on India. (a) Development and Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies. The domain of renewable energy offers tremendous opportunities for strengthening Indo-US relations. While US companies have already invested heavily in the Indian market, especially in the field of solar energy, Indias own Suzlon Energy Cooperation has emerged as the worlds fifth largest supplier of wind turbines and the US forms a hub for its operations. Thus this two way exchange benefits both countries. (b) Promoting Energy Efficiency and Power Sector Reforms. The Unites States of America had set this as a major target for its energy security goals in the coming future. At the same time,the Indian energy security policy also aims at achieving better energy efficiency across all sectors. The USAID collaboration with the Government of India has already brought out the formulation of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India which has set the energy efficiency standards for various appliances in the country. As the US take further strides in this field, India too can benefit from its experience. (c) Civil Nuclear Deal. The signing of the civil nuclear deal has opened up new opportunities for the Indian nuclear industry. With the technology now available as a result of the deal, India would be able to increase the share of nuclear energy in its energy basket form a meagre three percent now to nearly eight percent by 2030. (d) Clean Technologies in the Field of Non Renewable Resources. With the world still dependent on non renewable sources such as oil and coal, the need of the hour is to develop technologies which can assist in better utilisation of the fuel in a more energy efficient and environmentally friendly manner. The two countries can collaborate in this field to develop these technologies. Chinas Energy Policies and thier Impact on India 20. China become a net importer of oil in 1993 and since then embarked on wide ranging changes in its energy policies in order to ensure a continuous supply of energy to fuel its phenomenal growth. With its entry into the global oil bazaar as a major importer, China quickly learned the hazards of relying solely on purchase policies in the open markets. The more aggressive recent foreign investments of its state owned enterprises, notably China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC), stem directly from a May 1997 policy paper in which former Premier Li Peng blessed Chinese involvement in the exploration and development of international oil and gas resources .He also tied such projects specifically to the objective of stable, long-term supplies of oil and gas. The Chinese governments energy policies are dominated by the countrys growing demand for oil and its reliance on oil imports. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the primary policymaking and regulatory authority in the energy sector, while four other ministries oversee various components of the countrys oil policy. The government launched the National Energy Administration (NEA) in July 2008 in order to act as the key energy regulator for the country .The policy focused on the following areas: (a) Self sufficiency. (b) Encouraging the diversity of energy structure and imports. (c) Improve energy efficiency and adjusting economic structure. (d) Energy conservation. 21. Impact on India. (a) Chinas String of Pearls strategy is well known as a means of encircling India; however the origin of this strategy lay in securing her energy needs. These pearls extend from the coast of mainland China through the littorals of the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, across the Indian Ocean, and onto the littorals of the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. China is building strategic relationships and developing naval forward presence along the SLOCs that connect China to the Middle East. The list of pearls include the following: upgraded military facilities in Hainan Island, upgraded airstrip on Woody Island located in the Paracel archipelago about 300 nautical miles east of Vietnam, container shipping facility in Chittagong, Bangladesh, construction of a deep water port in Sittwe, Burma, construction of navy base in Gwadar, Pakistan, pipeline through Islamabad and over Karakoram Highway to Kashgar in Xinjiang province that would transport fuel to China itself, intelligence gatheri ng facilities on islands in the Bay of Bengal near the Malacca Strait and construction of Hambantota port in Sri Lanka. (b) Loan for Oil. China is taking advantage of the economic downturn to step up its global acquisitions and financing of projects. 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Corporate Responsibility and Governance

Question: Discuss about the Corporate Responsibility and Governance. Answer: Introduction On 20 April 2010, the incident of BP Oil Spilling took place in the Gulf of Mexico. Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform, was responsible for this particular incident. The platform was responsible for blowing out a wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico; the incident took place around 40 miles towards the southeast of Louisiana coastline line. British Petroleum multinational gas and oil company, initially, although had claimed that the spill that will take place would affect the environment in a minimal way. The incident although turned out to be the biggest offshore oil spill incident in United States of America. BP, although was warned by many of the independent scientists (Brennan 2013). The scientists asked BP to not to set up the instrument on the ocean floor. British Petroleum being the multinational oil and gas company, although did not pay heed to any of those warnings and today the environment and the ecology of the world is paying the price of this ignorance. 69 days after the i ncident took place, the well was leaking out 3, 00,000 litres of oil each day. The experts, who had look at the footage of the leakage, are of the opinion that the amount is at least 3 or 5 times more than that. The Ethical Issue Related to Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico United Kingdom based company, British Petroleum or the BP is a multinational oil and gas company that operates in more than 80 countries (Ritchie, Crotts, Zehrer and Volsky 2013). The company produces around 3.4 million barrels of oil each day and is the third largest energy producing company in the world. BP is responsible for exploration, production as well as for the distribution and the refining of the oil. The company with such a grand image should have achieved the summit easily, but the 2010 explosion or the spilling of the oil changed the whole image of the organization. (Figure 1: The Areas Affected by the BP Oil Spill Source: Brennan 2013 ) The explosion, as mentioned earlier, is the largest oil spill in USA, which made the Obama government investigate the matter. Therefore, the government set up a commission, to identify the causes behind this particular matter. The commission soon found out, the organization along with its partners as well as the government made certain mistakes, which they would have easily avoided. The three parties, if they would not have committed these mistakes then they would have easily avoided the explosion, that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico (Bond 2013). The particular explosion or the incident, made the wildlife around the Gulf of Mexico suffers a lot. The oil spill affected the reputation of BP in the global market. BPs reputation, although was affected in the year 2010 as well. During this year, in Texas, an accident took place in the refinery, which took the life of around 15 people and almost 180 were injured (Issacharoff and Rave 2013). Later investigation proved that the company was focusing on two things at that time. The two things were high production and cost cutting. Therefore, these two factors lead to the serious deterioration of safety regulations that are followed in the refinery. Next year, BPs reputation was again affected when 2, 00,000 gallons of crude oil was spilled in the Alaskan tundra. The pipelines of BP was responsible for this particular act, the investigation that later took place, proved that the company had not gone by the rules and the laws of United States (Horowitz 2014). The law states that pipeline s should go through regular and proper inspection as well as cleaning process. Thus, these two incidents proved that the organization had failed in taking ethical decisions; and the BP executives had been blamed for that particular reason. The two big incidents or accidents could not bring in any big changes in the organizational structure of BP (Boopathy, Shields and Nunna 2012). The internal and the external regulations encouraged the risk taking as well as the cost cutting measures taken by the organization. The management philosophy too encouraged the cost cutting and the risk taking measures adopted by the organization (Michel, Owens, Zengel, Graham, Nixon, Allard, Holton, Reimer, Lamarche, White. and Rutherford 2013). The scholars and the researchers believe that the incident violated the theory of Utilitarianism. According to this ethical theory of John Stuart Mill, greatest utility is there, only if large number of people are happy with the action. Mill refers that an action could be called the best action if it results in the maximization of the happiness of the greatest number of people. Mill is of the opinion that if to bring happiness for the mass, if one person has to sacrifice his/her life then that is acceptable as well. Therefore, if one follows Mills utilitarian philosophy then one can say that BP oil spill incident does not go by this particular theory (Arnold, Beauchamp and Bowie 2012). Rather this incident or explosion is very against the Mills utilitarian theory because it had not only polluted the environment, but had caused death of the human beings at the same time. The particular accident or the explosion would never be supported by the Deontology theory by Emanuel Kant. According to Kant if a person has moral intention, then the consequences of the actions that are being made by him/her should not be given importance (Bentham 2014). The particular theory emphasis on the moral intention of the action, the moral consequences of the actions are not given much importance. Therefore, the BP oil spill accident does not fall this particular ethical theory at the same time. The multinational petroleum company, carried on with their action because of two definite purposes. One is high production and the second is cost cutting. Thus, the organization did not have any moral intention; rather they had a profitable intention in their mind (O'Sullivan, Smith and Esposito 2012). According to few scholars and the critics the action of British Petroleum that caused the major oil spill in the Gulf Mexico, is neither moral nor is it immoral. According to these few critics, the organization did not have any intention to dig the well inside the ocean. The organization also did not want to blow the wellhead; everything that happened was an accident (Liska 2013). Therefore, it can be said the actions that were carried out without any intention of causing any harm to the society or to the environment. Thus, it can be said that it is neither moral nor is it immoral. The critics are of the opinion that if the ethical theory of Kant is followed for this particular incident then this particular incident has certain morality or ethics related to it. The critics believe that after the incident took place BP carried out few philanthropic actions. The philanthropic actions that are being carried out by the organization proved that the company had certain good intentions. Therefore, they are following these good intentions and carrying out the philanthropic tasks (Mayes, Bracey, Aguilar and Allen 2015). Thus, the actions or their thoughts could be considered as moral, going by the Kants definition of Deontology theory. The particular philanthropic or the clean-up method that has been adopted by BP is not considered as moral or immoral according to many other critics or scholars. The other critics and the scholars believe that BP carried out the clean-up action to gain their lost reputation. Therefore, they had used the human beings as a means to come to a possible end, which will help them to get back their reputation (Beever and Hess 2016). It is true that with respect to Kants Deontology theory critics and scholars have difference in their opinion. They, although, believed that only Kants theory could provide possible ethical solution to this problems. According to them, since the organization did not have any negative intention of blowing the wellhead therefore, it should not be considered as either moral or immoral. The others believe that Mills theory of utilitarianism could not be used in this particular case because here Mill had talked about the action of only one person. Therefore, the action of BP should not be judged with respect to the utilitarian theory, because here the actions are the result of the action carried out by a collective group of people. Conclusion Thus, the ethical issues that are related to BP oil spilling incident or accident is debatable. Many people feel that the actions are immoral, while other feels that they are neither moral nor they are immoral. Therefore, the debate continues, although the particular incidents have changed the lives of many living beings. The dolphins, living in the coast of Gulf of Mexico are the worst sufferer of all. The incident although, warned the US government and they became alert and today the independent companies are careful about the risk management issues that are related to it. The other issues that came to the forefront with this particular incident include the lack of training program that is being provided to the employees. 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