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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical context -- 3 Coal -- 4 Oil and gas -- 5 Electricity -- 6 Hydropower -- 7 Nuclear power -- 8 Wind power -- 9 Solar energy -- 10 Biomass -- 11 Energy and environment -- 12 Conclusions -- Appendix: useful data sources -- Index

"This book deepens our understanding of ethical drivers in energy policy and contributes to future decision-making on transitions towards a sustainable energy system. During the latest fifty years Western energy politics have been faced with a series of ethical challenges including rapid growth, oil crises, security of supply, nuclear power and climate change. Combining philosophical, historical and planning approaches into one narrative, these dilemmas are explored using Denmark as the key case study. Drawing on contributions from several experts in the field, the ethics of energy is investigated from multiple perspectives at the individual, corporate, local and national levels, focusing on concrete decisions where different ethical considerations are weighted against each other. This comprehensive approach helps to gain a deeper understanding of the energy sector's history and gives important input to its future layout. Drawing comparisons with European and global examples, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy politics and policy, environmental ethics, climate change and sustainability transitions"--

[Pt. 1]: Oversight hearing before the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, 104th Congress, 2nd Session, February 2, 1996. - IV,187 S. - graph. Darst., Tab. - (Serial / House (United States); No. 104-55). - ISBN 0-16-052558-6; Pt. 2: Oversight hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, 104th Congress, 2nd Session, March 21, 1996. - III,177 S. - graph. Darst., Tab. - (Serial / House (United States); No. 104-60). - ISBN 0-16-052693-0

How has the world coped with past energy crises? In this volume, Marcus reveals both the shortcomings and failures and the surprising successes of past efforts. With the decline of the Cold War, energy policy issues are among the most important factors in world politics. Energy policies provide a new context for the evolution of other internationally significant policies; namely, global trade, new Eastern European economies and emerging environmental issues. Introducing energy issues by reviewing events which transpired in the Persian Gulf after August 1990, Marcus then examines trends in ener.

Our future depends on what we do about energy. This stark fact, clear since the oil embargo of the 1970s, has been hammered home through crisis after crisis--and yet our government has failed to come up with a coherent energy policy. John Deutch, with his extraordinary mix of technical, scholarly, corporate, and governmental expertise in the realm of energy, is uniquely qualified to explain what has stood in the way of progress on this most pressing issue. His book is at once an eye-opening history of the muddled practices that have passed for energy policy over the past thirty years, and a cogent account of what we can and should learn from so many breakdowns of strategy and execution. Three goals drive any comprehensive energy policy: develop an effective approach to climate change; transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy technologies; and increase the efficiency of energy use to reduce dependence on imported oil. Why has every effort in this direction eventually fallen short? Deutch identifies the sources of this failure in our popular but unrealistic goals, our competing domestic and international agendas, and our poor analysis in planning, policy-making, and administering government programs. Most significantly, The Crisis in Energy Policy clarifies the need to link domestic and global considerations, as well as the critical importance of integrating technical, economic, and political factors. Written for experts and citizens alike, this book will strengthen the hand of anyone concerned about the future of energy policy.