000			01639nab a2200181 4500
005			20260520000812.0
008			260224s2008 xxu
245	0	0	_aAssessing the energy vulnerability _bCase of industrialised countries
260			_a _b _cOct. 2008
270			_a2009-04-07 ; 2009-04-07
300			_a11 p. ; 3734-3744
520			_aTranscripción del resumen publicado por el autor: The emergence of new big consumer countries on the energy markets and the perspective of oil and gas depletion at the end of the current century raise the concerns about fair distribution of the remaining resources for the common and sustainable well-being of the mankind. High volatility of energy prices discourages the investment and delays the energy technology transition. Voluntary measures are needed mainly in industrialised countries in order to develop alternative and sustainable energy sources, to enable technology transfer towards emerging and developing countries and to avoid struggle for energy procurement. In this paper, a composite index of energy demand/supply weaknesses is defined as a proxy of energy vulnerability. The proposed index is based on several indicators such as energy intensity, oil and gas import dependency, CO2 content of primary energy supply, electricity supply weaknesses and non-diversity in transport fuels. The assessment of this composite index for selected industrialised countries is discussed as well as the sensitivity to various factors.
581			_a10
773	0		_tEnergy Policy _g36
942			_cARTICULO
100	1		_aGnansounou, Edgard _940745
999			_c169470 _d169470