U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens of the Past and Moving Forward

Authors

John P. Banks, Foreign Policy and Energy Security Initiative

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

9-25-2012

Publisher

Brookings Mountain West

Abstract

Since the oil embargo of 1973, the United States has struggled to implement a sustainable and comprehensive national energy policy. Forging a consistent policy approach has been complicated by more recent emerging trends: how to combat global climate change, the continued emergence of viable alternative energy options, and the hydrocarbon renaissance.

This presentation will discuss several major themes that have impacted energy policy-making since the 1970s and how they are reflected in key issues debated in the current election year. It will then pose some thoughts on how to move away from the burdens of the past and move forward.

Keywords

Energy development – Political aspects; Energy policy; Energy security; Global warming – Political aspects; Renewable energy sources – Political aspects; United States

Disciplines

Energy Policy | Environmental Policy | Oil, Gas, and Energy

File Format

pdf

File Size

2.968 KB

Streaming Media

Language

English

Comments

6:00 p.m., Auditorium (first floor), Greenspun Hall, UNLV Campus

Video File size: 178 megabytes

Attached file: 26 PowerPoint slides

Repository Citation

Banks, J. P. (2012). U.S. Energy Policy: The Burdens of the Past and Moving Forward.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/39