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Based on address before the Royal institute of international affairs, Chatham House, London, Eng., Dec. 1, 1975.

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.

PAPER IS AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH QUANTITATIVE MODELS HAVE BEEN USED IN THE FORMULATION OF AMERICAN ENERGY POLICY. TWO ISSUES CONFRONTED BY THE 94TH CONGRESS, OIL PRICE DECONTROL AND SYNTHETIC FUELS COMMERCIALIZATION, ARE ANALYZED FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE. THE INFLUENCE OF RESULTS FROM THE USE OF LARGE-SCALE MODELS ON PROPOSED POLICIES IS DESCRIBED.

National audience ; Ci sono elevate probabilità che le riserve di idrocarburi vengano abbandonate ben prima di essere esaurite. Quindi il vero motore del cambiamento non sarà (solo) la scarsità o la pressione della domanda sull'offerta.Il nodo cruciale è l'uso razionale ed efficiente delle risorse energetiche.Jacques Percebois, professore di scienze economiche presso l'Università di Montpellier I in Francia, presenta in questo paper alcune riflessioni molto articolate sulla politica energetica europea. Tema al quale Nuova Energia ha da sempre dato ampio spazio a partire dai primi numeri.Un mercato dell'energia più competitivo, la sicurezza degli approvvigionamenti e l'attuazione di politiche di collaborazione sono i tre obiettivi considerati strategici da tutti gli Stati membri dell'Unione europea. Ciascuno, però, attribuisce a queste tre priorità pesi differenti.Come è possibile, dunque, favorire il perseguimento di una politica davvero comune, partendo dalle diversità di ogni singolo stato?La risposta prende forma attraverso una serie di importanti riflessioni su liberalizzazione, nucleare, energie rinnovabili, risparmio energetico.