There are a growing concern about the Shale Gas Revolution, which have influenced not only energy strategy but also environmental policy of developed and developing countries. For taking into account environmental aspects of global governance on sustainable development, it is unable to disregard this issue. In accord with the importance of this issue, this paper examines Japan's response as a case study.
After a brief description of the Shale Gas Revolution and Japan's policy, this study has looked at norms and actors that has supported Japan's policy. On norms, this paper examines changes in the 3E+S (Energy, Economy and Environment + Safety) discourse that has served as the backbone of Japan’s policy. Especially it has analyzed a norms contestation between environment and economy.
As of actors, this paper has focused on multiple actor that has involved in this issue.
In particular this study has looked at a various aspects of relationship among multiple actors. In this point, it has examined not only a competitive relationship among business actors bus also public-private partnership over imports of the Shale Gas.
Through examination of Japan's case, this study have shed light on not only political dynamics about Japan's response over the nexus among environment, energy and resource but also the implication for global governance of sustainable development.
