Summary
Oil and Peace don't mix argues that a dangerous contradiction exists in UK policy, in which energy security is seen mainly in terms of global control over natural resources, 'above all oil' according to the government's 1998 Strategic Defence Review.
The briefing argues that a nexus exists between oil, climate change and conflict, and that the most sensible UK policy to deal with both energy security and climate change would be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Implementing efficiencies in transport, like those laid out in the new IEEP report, is a key way to reduce oil use.
