Energy for tomorrow's world: acting now

Goals and strategies for energy providers

This 175-page book updates and revises the scenarios and conclusions in WEC's 1993 publication of the same name. It provides energy-related statistics, charts, graphs, trend data, analysis, and discussion reflecting on global developments affecting the energy industry.

A central focus of the book is the presentation of three key energy goals to accomplish by 2020:

Energy accessibility: Defined as the provision of reliable and affordable modern energy services for which a payment is made.
Energy availability: Defined as the quality, reliability, and continuity of energy supply
Energy acceptability: Defined as producing and using energy resources in a manner that gains public acceptance and preserves the environment

Strategies for achieving these goals include ten policy actions that energy companies, policy-makers, governments, and energy-related institutions can undertake now. These are:

reap the benefits of market reform and appropriate regulation
keep all energy options open
reduce the political risk of key energy project investments
price energy to cover costs and ensure payment
promote greater energy efficiency
foster financing partnerships linked to environmental goals
ensure affordable energy for the poor
fund research, development and deployment
advance education and public information
make ethics a strong component of energy system governance

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Energy for tomorrow's world: acting now