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Introduction: climate policy is energy policy

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posted on 2023-06-07, 23:27 authored by Ivan James Scrase, Tao Wang, Gordon MackerronGordon Mackerron, Francis McgowanFrancis Mcgowan, Steven SorrellSteven Sorrell
Avoiding dangerous climate change is the defining challenge for humanity in the twenty-first century. Since the energy system is both the primary cause of climate change and the primary means of mitigation, the future evolution of energy policy is of critical importance. But energy policy is undergoing significant change for other reasons, including unstable and substantially higher oil and gas prices, conflict and instability in key producing regions such as the Middle East, fears of the economic consequences of declining world oil production and a rising perception of energy insecurity, especially within industrialised countries. While there are precedents for managing these developments, effective response to them all while at the same time redically reducing carbon emissions requires a major rethink of conventional assumptions and practices.

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  • Published

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Page range

3-19

Pages

304.0

Book title

Energy for the Future: A New Agenda

Place of publication

Basingstoke & New York

ISBN

9780230221529

Series

Energy, Climate and the Environment Series

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Gordon MacKerron, Ivan James Scrase

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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