J.Geogr.Sci.2023,33(4):683-704DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-023-2101-2©2023SciencePressSpringer-VerlagGeopoliticsoftheenergytransitionYANGYu1,2,3,XIASiyou1,2,QIANXiaoying1,21.KeyLaboratoryofRegionalSustainableDevelopmentModeling,InstituteofGeographicSciencesandNat-uralResourcesResearch,CAS,Beijing100101,China;2.CollegeofResourcesandEnvironment,UniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences,Beijing100049,China;3.InstituteofStrategyResearchofGuangdong-HongKong-MacaoGreaterBayArea,Guangzhou510070,ChinaAbstract:Geopoliticsofenergytransitionhasincreasinglybecomethefrontierandhotre-searchareaofworldenergygeographyandglobalpoliticalscience.Differenthistoricalpe-riodsarecharacterisedbyobviousdifferencesinenergyconnotations,attributes,andgeo-politicalcharacteristics.Inthenewenergyera,energygeopoliticsbecomesmorediversified,complex,andcomprehensive.Inthispaper,wecomparethegeopoliticalcharacteristicsofenergyinthefossilfuelandrenewableenergyperiods,andprovideanoverviewofcurrentstudytrendsinnewenergygeopolitics.Recentresearchshowsthattheglobalenergytran-sitionwillintensifythereconstructionofgeopoliticalpatterns,changetherelationshipbe-tweengeopoliticalsecurityandconflictdominatedbytraditionalenergysecurity,altertheroleofdifferentcountriesinglobalenergygeopoliticalgames,reshapenationalenergyrela-tionshipsformedinthetraditionaloilandgasera.Inaddition,geopoliticswillbeaffectedbynewenergytechnologies,availabilityofkeyrarematerials,andenergycybersecuritymeasures.Despiteconsiderableattentiontothisresearchtopic,thelikelygeopoliticalimpactofenergytransitionremainsuncertain,andthereisstillroomforthedevelopmentandim-provementofthetheoreticalframework,technicalmethods,andresearchperspective.Lookingforwardtothefuture,theresearchintogeopoliticsofenergytransitionurgentlyneedstostrengthenitstheoreticalbasisandrelyonthescientificandquantitativemethods.Thepracticalconclusionsoftheresearchintogeopoliticsofenergytransitionshouldstrengthenmajornationalenergysecuritydecisions,explorethegeographicalef...
