Hanging together: international energy strategies. [Workshop on alternative energy strategies]

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977 · Technol. Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7301581

Cowen, R

The Workshop on Alternative Energy Strategies, a two-year, 15-nation project, has warned of a global energy shortage in a report of mid-May 1977. This is not to be confused with a doomsday prophecy. Each nation was asked how it would meet its energy demand after practicing ''sensible'' conservation and developing alternative fuels. Each of the 15 members said they would rely on imported oil. Addition of all the oil the nations expected from imports totaled more than the non-Communist world could possibly supply 10 to 20 years hence (supplies from Russia and China were not considered since those data are unknown). Each nation thought it had some special advantage with the major oil-producing countries until the facts were reviewed, and then each realized it had harbored some dangerous assumptions about the future benevolence of the international oil market. In reflection, W.A.E.S. concludes that ''we will have to make substantial efforts to reduce dependence on oil, efforts exceeding any foreseen up to now...that we must coordinate our efforts to an unprecedented extent. None of us can go it alone in the long run.'' (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7301581
• Journal Information: Technol. Rev.; (United States), Vol. 79:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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