Landsberg, Hans
1979
637 pages

Contents of Complete Book

List Of Tables

List Of Figures

Foreword

Preface

Energy: The Next Twenty Years Study Group

List of Members

1 Overview

Introduction

Seven Realities of the Energy Situation

Nine Recommendations for Energy Policy

I Energy and the Economy

Introduction

2 the Future Demand for Energy

Energy Demand

Diversity of Energy Uses

Flexibility in Energy Demand

Estimating Substitution Potential

Demand Forecasts

Energy Demand Adjustments

International Energy Demand

Interfuel Substitution

Conclusions

3 Energy Conservation: Opportunities and Obstacles

The Nature of Energy Conservation

Modeling Energy Conservation Potentials

Existing Conservation Programs

Public Utility Regulation and Energy Conservation

4 Economic Management of the Energy Problem

the Primary Burden of Increasing Energy Costs

The Secondary Burden: Inflation and Recession

Managing Demand for Energy During Short-Term Crises

International Economic and Financial Considerations

5 Regulating Crude Oil Prices: Gainers and Losers

Petroleum Price and Allocation Regulations

The Costs of Controls and Entitlements

Other Costs of Price Regulation

Summary: Efficiency Effects of Oil Price Controls

Equity Considerations in Energy-Pricing Policy

Equity and Decontrol

6 Oil Imports

A World Oil Market

Oil and the Balance of Payments

The Vulnerability of Imports to Interruption

Oil Imports and International Cooperation

The Price of Oil

The Relation of Quantity to Price

Policies for Reducing Oil Imports

Recommendations

Appendix

II Energy in an International Setting

Introduction

7 Global Energy Resources

Conventional Resources

Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources

Renewable Resources

The Adequacy of World and U.S. Energy Resources

Conclusions

8 Trends and Policies Abroad

The Energy Policies of Western Europe and Japan

Demand Reduction and Conservation

The Soviet Union and China in International Energy Markets

The OPEC Countries

Energy and Non-OPEC Developing Countries

conclusions

III Coal: an Abundant Resource- with Problems

Introduction

9 Coal Production: Potential and Constraints

The Outlook: a Summary

The Setting: Production, Industry Structure, Markets, and Transportation

Factors Shaping Future Coal Production

Factors Shaping Future Coal Demand

Coal and Energy Development Issues in the Western United States

World Coal Developments and Trade

10 Coal: Climate and Health Hazards

Introduction

Carbon Dioxide and Global Climate

Coal-Related Air Pollutants in the Environment

The Relationship Between Air Pollution and Human Health

Implications for Environmental Policy

11 Managing Air Pollution

U.S. Air Pollution Control Policy Today

The Major Energy-Related Weaknesses of the Clean Air Act

Air Pollution Policy for the Next Twenty Years

Conclusions

IV Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

Introduction

12 Nuclear Power

Introduction

Nuclear Power and Energy Requirements

Alternative Fuel Cycles and Uranium Consumption

Nuclear Power and Weapons Proliferation

Other Risks of Nuclear Power

International Differences Over Nuclear Power and Proliferation

Policy Issues for the United States

International Policy Questions

13 Solar Energy

Introduction

Basic Considerations: Quantity and Quality of Solar Energy

Practical Considerations: Technology, Economics, and Environmental Factors

Conclusions and Recommendations

V Improving the Process

Introduction

14 Jurisdiction, Regulation, and Decisionmaking

Power Plant Siting: The Last Ten Years

Standing

Judicial Review of Agency Procedures

Fragmenting of Federal Authority

State-Federal Conflicts

Nuclear Waste Management

NRC Licensing Proceedings

Coal-Fired Plants

A Closer Look at Delay

Private Intervention and Due Process

Harnessing and Channeling Private Intervention

15 The Role of Science and Technology

Nature of Energy RDD&D

The Need for Competitive Ideas

The Demonstration and Deployment Process

Selection and Management of Energy RDD&D

Nonhardware Energy RDD&D

Recommendations for Improving the RDD&D Process

Recommendations on the RDD&D Program

Appendix: Observations on Energy Technology

Glossary

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Appendix

Selected Studies on Energy: Background Papers for Energy: the Next Twenty Years

Index