Energy Security : Economics, Politics, Strategies, and Implications
Energy security has become a top priority issue for the United States and countries around the globe, but what does the term "energy security" really mean? For many it is assuring the safe supply and transport of energy as a matter of national security. For others it is developing and moving toward sustainable and low-carbon energy sources to avoid environmental catastrophe, while still others prioritize affordability and abundance of supply. The demand for energy has ramifications in every part of the globe-from growing demand in Asia, to the pursuit of reserves in Latin America and Africa, t
eBook, English, 2009
Brookings Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 2009