Title: A systems approach to global energy issues

Authors: Malcolm Slesser

Addresses: Consultant and Honorary Member of Edinburgh University, United Kingdom

Abstract: The complexity of the global situation defies analysis by conventional means. Here a four-stage hierarchical procedure is proposed, in which the first stage is a physical model, into which are inserted environmental constraints. The outcome is to determine a set of physically feasible futures that can then be managed through modified market forces whose nature and magnitude are determined by conventional economic means.

Keywords: ECCO; systems approach; energy requirements; PIE-em; sustainable development; sustainability; physical modelling; environmental constraints; modified market forces; economics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1991.063671

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1991 Vol.3 No.2, pp.60-63

Published online: 18 Jul 2014 *

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