Energy for a sustainable world.

World Resources Institute.
Goldemberg, José ... [et al.].

1987

CIENA
1449

0-915825-21-X

THE ENERGY CRISIS REVISITED. SOME SURPRISES ON THE DEMAND SIDE. A quiet revolution in the making. Future possibilities. Relevance to developing countries. Adding it up. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ENERGY PROBLEM. A temporary reprieve for oil consumers. Energy and development. The other energy crisis. The hidden costs of conventional energy. Looking ahead-reason for optimism. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FUTURES. The IIASA/WEC numbers and our. Numbers: what they mean. A more hopeful outlook. BEHIND THE NUMBERS. A new approach. Structural shifts in industrialized. Market-oriented countries. The structure of energy demand in developing countries. Opportunities for using commercial energy more efficiently. Case studies: Sweden and the United States. Energy use in developing countries. A thought experiment. CHANGING THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENERGY. The role of markets in end-use energy strategies. Promoting more efficient use of commercial energy. Energy and economics development. International actions.

Presenta ilus., tbls. y gráfs.

GENERAL; USO DE LA ENERGIA; CRISIS ENERGETICA; ADMINISTRACION DE LA DEMANDA; DEMANDA DE ENERGIA; USO RACIONAL DE LA ENERGIA; ESTUDIOS DE CASOS; POLITICA ENERGETICA; DESARROLLO ECONOMICO; COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL; ENERGIA COMERCIAL; PERSPECTIVAS ENERGETICAS;