Title: Fuelling sustainable development: the role of energy in economic growth and environmental stewardship

Authors: C.J. Silas

Addresses: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States of America

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to explore four themes related to the role of energy in sustainable development: (i) environmental stewardship is a vital link between energy and sustainable economic growth; (ii) developed and developing economics require diverse, reasonably priced energy supplies to achieve sustainable development goals; (iii) market-oriented societies are critical to achieving sustained economic growth; (iv) all sectors of society bear a responsibility to produce and use energy efficiently and with a minimum impact on the environment.

Keywords: energy supply; environmental impact; government policy; market economics; private industry; sustainable development; Third World development; economic growth; environmental stewardship; sustainability; energy efficiency.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1992.063602

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1992 Vol.4 No.1/2, pp.13-21

Published online: 17 Jul 2014 *

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