Critical Energy Issues In Asia And The Pacific: The Next Twenty Years

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Foreword
Preface
1 INTRODUCTION: SHIFTING REGIONAL AND GLOBAL RELATIONSHIPS
	The New Set of Global Relationships
	The Roots of the crisis
	The Asia-Pacific Region
2 FUTURE SUPPLIES OF PETROLEUM: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
	The Oil Market of the 1970s
	Future World Oil Balance
	Market Structure and Export Strategy
	Oil Prices
	Implications for the Asia-Pacific Countries
	The Future Outlook
	Conclusion
3 ENERGY DEMAND AND RISING OIL PRICES: ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
	Introduction
	Demand for Energy and the Economy
	Oil Dependency and Potential Availability
	Energy Demand Constraints for NOILDCs
	Conclusion: Agenda fur the Future
4 NUCLEAR POWER IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
	Asia's Nuclear History
	Nuclear Power Plants in Asia: Present and Projected
	Fuel Cycle
	Breeder Reactors
	Proliferation
	Conclusion
5 CHINA IN ASIA'S ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
	Introduction
	The Politics of Energy Development
	Energy Resources
	Alternative Energy Resources
	Growth Constraints and Energy Conservation
	Energy Commodity Exports and Offshore Development
	China and Energy Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
6 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS
	Links between Energy Use and Environmental Quality
	Significant Environmental Implications of Some Energy Programs in the Asia-Pacific Region
	Government Responses to Energy-Environment Concerns in the Asia-Pacific Region
	Conclusion
7 ENERGY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
	Energy and Economic Development
	Energy and Environmental Quality
	Energy and Social Equity
	Energy and Natural Resources
	Energy and Security
	Energy and Government Policymaking
About the Authors
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