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Energy resources—are we planning for the future?—a review
Author(s) -
HendersonSellers Brian,
Newsum David Anthony
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440040305
Subject(s) - nuclear power , energy (signal processing) , energy policy , environmental economics , energy source , power (physics) , natural resource economics , renewable energy , environmental science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , engineering , economics , physics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics
Many governments are at present attempting to formulate energy strategies for ensuring future supplies. the debate over nuclear power is continuing and ‘pollution‐free’ alternative energy sources are also being considered. Points for and against each of the possible energy sources are discussed here and the possible hazards of nuclear power (e.g. radioactivity) are compared with the possible dangers of ‘free‐energy’ sources (e.g. an increased ‘greenhouse’ effect). the importance of an integrated energy policy is stressed. Such a policy does not rely on a single energy source but utilizes the full spectrum of possibilities and can incorporate the more immediate concepts of energy savings.