Open AccessEnergy Development: A Need for Vision and Statesmanship
Author(s) -
George Bevan
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr621
Subject(s) - resource (disambiguation) , energy (signal processing) , energy supply , environmental economics , economics , energy demand , supply and demand , business , range (aeronautics) , energy policy , coal , power (physics) , industrial organization , natural resource economics , microeconomics , computer science , renewable energy , engineering , computer network , statistics , physics , mathematics , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering , waste management
Energy demand the world over is increasing, and one of the consequences of this increased demand is raging debate on energy resources, development, and usage. This article examines the various sources of energy supply (such as coal, hydro-electric power, petroleum products, etcj and the energy demand requirements in (I) the world, (2) the United States, and (3) Canada, and then discusses the long-range implications of such supply and demand requirements against energy—proven and potential. The author then discusses the problem of resource policy development in Canada today, and in so doing, covers such issues as resource availability; capital requirement; pricing; exporting of energy; etc. Finally, the author proposes framework for the achievement of national consensus on energy development and usage for Canada.