1. The general issue of energy choice
Energy has become a major concern, as demonstrated by the various crises that have occurred since the early 1970s, the ensuing debates and the emergence of a strong awareness among decision-makers, the general public and society in general.
In a rapidly changing global landscape, four major factors will have a significant long-term influence on the world's energy situation, creating a great deal of uncertainty as to the most appropriate energy choices, and having an almost immediate and far-reaching impact on all economic agents.
1.1 Demographic trends
Today, the world's population exceeds 6 billion. Population growth in developing countries is expected to bring this figure for the planet as a whole to 7-8 billion by 2020, the majority...
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The general issue of energy choice
A changing energy context
Appendix 1
Global, European and French energy landscape
1. Energy in the world and in the European Union
The global energy landscape is still largely dominated by trends in the price of a barrel of oil, the main overt or implicit source of conflict in the world to secure access to production zones or protect transport and marketing infrastructures (figure
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Bibliography
Websites
Direction Générale de l'Énergie et des Matières Premières at the Ministry of Industry :
http//www.industrie.gouv.fr/energie/sommaire.htm
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change :
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