Stocks, Flows, and Prospects of Energy

A. Loeschel, J. Johnston, M.A. Delucchi, T.N. Demayo, D.L. Gautier, D.L. Greene, J. Ogden, S. Rayner, E. Worrell

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Abstract

Analyses of future energy systems have typically focused on energy suffi ciency and climate change issues. While the potential supply of energy services will probably not constrain us in the immediate future, there are limits imposed on the energy system by climate change considerations, which, in turn, are inextricably bound up with land, water, and nonrenewable mineral resources issues. These could pose constraints to energy systems that may not have been fully accounted for in current analyses. There is a pressing lack of knowledge on the boundaries that will impact a sustainable energy system. A more integrated view of energy sustainability is necessary to ensure the well-being of current and future generations. This chapter proposes a set of measures related to sustainability within the context of selected energy scenarios and develops a methodology to define and measure relevant quantities and important links to other resource areas.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Title of host publicationLinkages of Sustainability
EditorsT.E. Graedel, E. van der Voet
Place of PublicationCambridge, Massachusetts, London, England
PublisherThe MIT Press
Pages389-420
Number of pages32
ISBN (Print)978-0-262-01358-1
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameStrungmann Forum Reports
NumberVol. 4

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