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A 1975 report to the Energy Policy Project of the Ford Foundation consisting of two papers. In the first, international energy consultant Michael Grenon surveys energy research in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden and the U.K. In the second, J. Herbert Hollomon and colleagues examine energy research and development policy issues in the U.S. within the framework of the energy marketplace.

Hollomon, John Herbert, Grenon, Michel et al.
1975
272 pages


Contents
List Of Figures
List Of Tables
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part I a Proposal for a U. S. Energy Research and Development Policy Center for Policy Alternatives Massachusetts Institute of Technology J. Herbert Hollomon, Director
Preface to Part I
Participants at the summer 1973 conference: Consultants Staff (of Center for Policy Alternatives, MIT)
Chapter One Introduction
Chapter Two the Government's Role in the Energy System
THE GOVERNMENT AS OVERSEER OF THE ENERGY SYSTEM FACTORS NOT JUSTIFYING FEDERAL ENERGY R&D SUPPORT PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT SUMMARY
Chapter Three the Organization of Government
PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES A PROPOSED ORGANIZATION CRITERIA FOR PROGRAMS TO STIMULATE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE SUMMARY
Chapter Four Energy System Deficiencies and Their Implications for R &Amp; D
RESEARCH REQUIRED TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM R&D NOT APPROPRIABLE BY A FIRM R&D RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY R&D TO PERMIT PRIVATE DECISIONS ON NEW TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS TO REDUCE SOCIAL COSTS OF SUDDEN SUPPLY INTERRUPTION R&D TO BETTER INFORM THE USERS OF ENERGY R&D OF THE GOVERNMENT AS RESPONSIBLE OWNER R&D OF THE GOVERNMENT AS RESPONSIBLE BUYER A FINAL WORD ON R&D
Appendix a Summary of Certain Government Responsibilities in the Energy Market System
TABLE A. FEDERAL AGENCIES WHICH ADMINISTER ENERGY, POLICY OR PROGRAMS
Appendix B Summary of Key Proposals for Government Involvement in the Energy System
ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS FOR ENERGY SENATOR JACKSON'S PROPOSALS COUNCIL ON ENERGY POLICY (S. 70) AND MAGNUSON BILL (S. 357) CONCLUSION SOURCES
Appendix C Description of Certain Energy Related Technologies
TECHNOLOGIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ENERGY SUPPLY DIVERSIFICATION AND/OR PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL ENERGY RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ENERGY-SUPPLY DIVERSIFICATION AND/OR BETTER ENVIRONMENT WITH RESPECT TO ENERGY SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER EFFICIENCY AND/OR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT WITH RESPECT TO ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Appendix D Estimates of Government and Private Funding for Energy R &Amp; D
Appendix E Reviewers' Comments
COMMENTS, BY PHILIP SPORN, CONSULTANT SOME GENERAL CRITICISMS, BY JOEL PRIMACK, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ COMMENTS BY S. FRED SINGER, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
Part I Notes
Part II Energy Research and Development in Industrialized Countries Other Than the United Statesmichel Grenon
Chapter Five Summary and Conclusions
GENERAL ATTITUDE TOWARD ENERGY SUPPLY AND ENERGY R&D IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES COAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT NONCONVENTIONAL ENERGIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS LIMITS OF THIS STUDY PRESENTING THE MATERIAL
Chapter Six Canada
THE ENERGY SITUATION GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTc ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES
Chapter Seven Federal Republic of Germany
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES
Chapter Eight France
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES
Chapter Nine Japan
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADDENDUM REFERENCES
Chapter Ten Sweden
ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REFERENCES
Chapter Eleven United Kingdom
THE ENERGY SITUATION ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADDENDUM REFERENCES
Index
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