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The paper critiques proposals for de-carbonizing transport and offers a potential solution which may be attained by the gradual evolution of the current fleet of predominantly low-cost vehicles via the development of carbon-neutral liquid fuels. The closed-carbon cycles which are possible using such fuels offer the prospect of maintaining current levels of mobility with affordable transport whilst neutralizing the threat posed by the high predicted growth of greenhouse gas emissions from this sector.…
View Full ResourceThe purpose of this study is to critically evaluate commonly suggested links between imported oil and U.S. national security and to assess the costs and benefits of potential policies for reducing U.S. consumption and imports of oil and to alleviate national security challenges linked to imported oil. We wrote this monograph to help policy- makers and the public evaluate the potential risks associated with importing oil and the extent to which policies might effectively reduce those risks. The study was sponsored by the Institute for 21st Century Energy, which is affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and co-conducted by …
View Full ResourceWhen Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, Americans witnessed on their own soil what looked like an overseas humanitarian-relief operation. The storm destroyed much of the city, causing more than $80 billion in damages, killing more than 1,800 people, and displacing in excess of 270,000. More than 70,000 soldiers were mobilized, including 22,000 active duty troops and 50,000-plus members of the National Guard (about 10 percent of the total Guard strength). Katrina also had severe effects on critical infrastructure, taking crude oil production and refinery capacity off-line for an unprecedented length of time. At a time when the United …
View Full ResourceThe U.S. energy strategy debate is typically presented as an either/or choice—the pursuit of energy independence versus maintaining our current interdependence with the global energy market. The following analysis posits the existence of a third option that would enable the United States to achieve a much higher level of energy self-sufficiency without total market withdrawal. This middle ground is referred to as ―advantageous interdependence.…
View Full ResourceThe purpose of this study is to examine the national security consequences of climate change. A dozen of the nation’s most respected retired admirals and generals have served as a Military Advisory Board to study how climate change could affect our nation’s security over. The U.S. should commit to a stronger the next 30 to 40 years—the time frame for developing new military capabilities.
The specific questions addressed in this report are:
1. What conditions are climate changes likely to produce around the world that would represent security risks to the United States?
2. What are the ways in which …
View Full ResourceThis paper discusses the challenges posed by national oil companies (NOCs) in states such as Venezuela, Russia and China presents the United States with a number of dilemmas. The authors argue that while the rise of NOCs from consuming and producing countries does not constitute an immediate threat to US national security, the growing economic power and strategic influence of NOCs on global energy markets pose long term problems for global security. The paper concludes with a set of policy recommendations.…
View Full ResourceThe Bush administration has demonstrated a willingness to acknowledge the existence of such energy security challenges, but it has failed to implement a plan to meet them. in this report, leading energy and national security experts present a new, comprehensive energy security strategy that will put the united States on a path toward energy independence while enhancing our national, economic, and environmental security.
In this report, leading energy and national security experts present a new, comprehensive energy security strategy that will put the United States on a path toward energy independence while enhancing our national, economic, and environmental security.
This …
View Full ResourceThis document is intended to offer security guidance to the petroleum industry. Individual companies have assessed their own security needs and have implemented security measures they consider appropriate. This document is not intended to supplant the measures adopted by individual companies or to offer commentary regarding the effectiveness of individual company efforts. With respect to particular circumstances, local, state and federal laws and regulations should be reviewed.…
View Full Resource“In this paper, I will argue that, in parallel with a debate about China’s path toward economic development, the Chinese leadership is redefining its understanding of what constitutes the country’s energy security. I will then assess the international impacts of such a redefinition as well as the international aspects of a “business-as-usual” scenario in which China would pursue its traditional model of energy security. A better understanding of this central issue is crucial because the two different patterns of energy security will lead to different sets of challenges and opportunities for Western governments and enterprises, but we might not be …
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This independent, peer-reviewed synthesis for American business and military leaders charts a roadmap for getting the United States completely, attractively, and profitably off oil. Our strategy integrates four technological ways to displace oil: using oil twice as efficiently, then substituting biofuels, saved natural gas, and, optionally, hydrogen. This route for the transition beyond oil will expand customer choice and wealth, and will be led by business for profit. In order to download a complimentary PDF of the complete book, please sign in or register now to receive your username and password.…
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