How industrial societies use energy. [Comparative patterns for nine countries]

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5213298· OSTI ID:5213298

Darmstadter, J.; Dunkerley, J.; Alterman, J.

This study is an attempt to find an answer as to why the per capita consumption of primary energy resources are so much higher in the U.S. than in other industrial countries, whose per capita income does not differ appreciably from that of the U.S. Comparative patterns of energy consumption are considered for the U.S., Canada, France, West Germany, Italy, Netherlands, UK, Sweden, and Japan. Those components that give rise to variations between countries in the relationship between energy use and national output are identified. As far as possible, the respective contributions of (1) economic structure, and (2) characteristics of energy utilization to the intercountry variations in energy and output are interpreted. Where the data permit, underlying factors--such as relative price differences and demographic features--are woven into the analysis.

• Research Organization: Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington, D.C. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5213298
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EA-707-SY
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
298000* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Consumption & Utilization
ASIA
CANADA
CHARGES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONSUMPTION RATES
DATA COMPILATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY SOURCES
EUROPE
FRANCE
GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
ITALY
JAPAN
NETHERLANDS
NORTH AMERICA
POPULATION DYNAMICS
SCANDINAVIA
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
USA
VARIATIONS