| Abstract: | After a review of the basic questions facing energy-policy makers and the inability of such techniques as cost-benefit analysis and demand forecasting to provide long-term answers, the authors focus on the supply approach. They argue that energy resources can, for practical purposes, be regarded as infinite and that the focus of attention should be the speed at which energy supplies can be brought on stream using various technology options and assuming an ideal world. A possible model, employing energy analysis, is described and its utility in providing benchmarks for long-term policy making is strongly commended. |
